Having more children could slow aging

Saturday, 09 January 2016 06:34
Rate this item
(0 votes)

In the journal PLOS One, researchers reveal that women who had more children had longer telomeres than women who had fewer children.

Telomeres are caps at the end of each DNA strand that protect our chromosomes - thread-like structures that contain all our genetic information - from damage.

Each time a cell replicates, telomeres become shorter. They eventually become so short that they stop protecting chromosomes, leaving them vulnerable to damage, which in turn causes our cells to age and stop functioning effectively.

Previously, animal studies have supported the "life history theory," suggesting that higher reproductive behavior is associated with accelerated biological aging.

However, this latest study, led by Prof. Pablo Nepomnaschy and Cindy Barha - both of Simon Fraser University in Canada - contradicts this theory.

Read 239837 times Last modified on Saturday, 09 January 2016 06:48

14252 comments

  • Comment Link Joyce Tuesday, 08 October 2024 14:47 posted by Joyce

    Hello, just wanted to tell you, I liked this article. It was funny.
    Keep on posting!

  • Comment Link 学 情 株価 Tuesday, 08 October 2024 13:17 posted by 学 情 株価

    hey there and thank you for your info – I have definitely picked up anything
    new from right here. I did however expertise some technical issues using this site, since I
    experienced to reload the website a lot of times previous to I could get it to load correctly.
    I had been wondering if your web hosting is OK? Not that I am complaining, but sluggish loading instances times will very frequently affect your
    placement in google and can damage your quality score if ads and marketing
    with Adwords. Well I'm adding this RSS to my e-mail and could look out for a lot more
    of your respective exciting content. Make sure you update this
    again very soon.

  • Comment Link Norberto Tuesday, 08 October 2024 11:44 posted by Norberto

    I got this web page from my friend who shared with me on the
    topic of this website and at the moment this time I
    am browsing this web site and reading very informative articles or reviews at this place.

  • Comment Link mulino a sfere planetario verticale da laboratorio modello semicircolare Tuesday, 08 October 2024 11:23 posted by mulino a sfere planetario verticale da laboratorio modello semicircolare

    https://www.lab-mill.net/es/principios-de-diseno-de-molinos-de-bolas-de-laboratorio/principios de diseno de molinos de bolas de laboratorio

  • Comment Link News Tuesday, 08 October 2024 11:16 posted by News

    I blog often and I genuinely thank you for your information. This article has truly peaked my interest.
    I am going to book mark your website and keep checking for new details about once a week.
    I subscribed to your RSS feed too.

  • Comment Link L-glycine for pet food Tuesday, 08 October 2024 07:53 posted by L-glycine for pet food

    I just like the helpful info you provide to your articles.
    I will bookmark your blog and take a look at again right here regularly.
    I'm reasonably certain I'll be told many new stuff right right here!
    Good luck for the next!

  • Comment Link Vania Tuesday, 08 October 2024 07:19 posted by Vania

    It is in point of fact a nice and useful piece of information.
    I'm glad that you shared this helpful information with us.
    Please keep us informed like this. Thank you for
    sharing.

  • Comment Link Pearline Tuesday, 08 October 2024 06:56 posted by Pearline

    Simply desire to say your article is as surprising. The clearness in your post is just spectacular and i could assume
    you're an expert on this subject. Fine with your permission allow me to
    grab your RSS feed to keep up to date with forthcoming post.
    Thanks a million and please carry on the gratifying work.

  • Comment Link L-glycine import supplier Tuesday, 08 October 2024 06:25 posted by L-glycine import supplier

    It's going to be finish of mine day, but before finish I am reading this fantastic article to
    improve my experience.

  • Comment Link Veta Tuesday, 08 October 2024 06:18 posted by Veta

    Hey there! Do you know if they make any plugins to assist with SEO?

    I'm trying to get my blog to rank for some targeted keywords but I'm not seeing very good success.
    If you know of any please share. Appreciate it!

Leave a comment

Make sure you enter all the required information, indicated by an asterisk (*). HTML code is not allowed.