Neighborhood built environment, psychosocial stressors, and telomere length of birth parents and their newborns from San Francisco, California.

Lara J Cushing, Hasibe Caballero-Gomez, Stephanie M Eick, Ana C Pelegrini Guimaraes, Nicholas J Depsky, Erin DeMicco, Jue Lin, Tracey J Woodruff, Rachel Morello-Frosch

Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Fielding School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA. [email protected]. · pubmed

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Abstract

Shorter telomere length is a biomarker of cellular aging influenced in early life. Exposure to environmental hazards and psychosocial stressors disproportionately impact socially marginalized populations and have been linked with shorter telomeres.

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Research summary

The paper claims that psychosocial stressors and neighborhood built environment influence telomere length in birth parents and their newborns. This research is relevant as it explores environmental and psychosocial factors that may contribute to cellular aging, which is a key aspect of longevity studies.

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