Carnegie Mellon Research: Children of Lower Socioeconomic Status More Susceptible to Catching Colds

An association between lower socioeconomic status during childhood and adolescence and the length of telomeres has been identified by researchers at Carnegie Mellon University. Published in iBrain, Behavior and Immunity/i, the study showed that children and teens with parents of lower socioeconomic status have shorter telomeres as adults. Telomere length is a biomarker of aging with telomeres shortening with age. As a cell's telomeres shorten, it loses its ...

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