Environmental Toxins may Accelerate Aging Process

A new study conducted by researchers at University of North Carolina suggests that toxins present in the environment may be accelerating the aging process. According to the researchers, just 30 percent of the aging process could be attributed to genetic processes, which meant that the remaining 70 percent was caused by exposure to environment factors. The researchers conducted their study on a group of mice, exposing them to the environmental factors that affect aging, ...