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Biological age is increased by stress and restored upon recovery

NIBIB in the News
April 24, 2023

The biological age of humans and mice undergoes a rapid increase in response to diverse forms of stress, which is reversed following recovery from stress, according to a new study. These changes occur over relatively short time periods of days or months, according to multiple independent epigenetic aging clocks. Source: Cell Press/Science Daily