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Check out Telomere Tales, bringing telomere science, from cells to society, to people of all ages! How are telomeres affected by the environments we live in and how can looking after our telomeres help us live longer, healthier lives? https://t.co/Fay7RAPAxL

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Dietary patterns and telomere length - how do two dietary patterns, a healthy Japanese dietary pattern and a Western-style dietary pattern, affect biological aging in older men? Read here: https://t.co/aq1pbcm0uB.

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How does folic acid supplementation during pregnancy impact telomere length in the offspring's childhood? Read here: https://t.co/YSD4YbDR8Q.

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How do various types of dietary fat affect telomere length and cognitive function? Read here: https://t.co/BrEWQfoCQV.

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How do different forms of physical activity, including HIIT training, aerobic training, and resistance training, affect our telomeres? Explore here: https://t.co/hmgsPuu2k3.

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Does prenatal air pollution exposure affect birth telomere length? Read the study here: https://t.co/tTO3ZscQDK.

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Researchers recently examined associations between prenatal and childhood lead exposure and biological age in adolescence, as measured by various epigenetic clocks including telomere length. Read their findings here: https://t.co/X44FlBFOj0.

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How does prenatal heavy metal exposure affect telomere length in offspring? Explore here: https://t.co/MbHk9isTDb.

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Explore how psychosocial stress may accelerate epigenetic age (as measured by telomere length), and how this relationship may be modified by social support and race/ethnicity. From the Women's Health Initiative: https://t.co/kbyecwm6hu.

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Maternal psychological stress may impact the telomere length of their newborns, reflecting an increased need for the identification of stressors during pregnancy to support both maternal and infant well-being: https://t.co/hv7rzdNOOw.

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Preterm birth is a growing public health concern, with possible long-term effects for one's aging trajectory. Researchers recently examined the difference in telomere length between pre-term and term-birth children, read here: https://t.co/t5vBTOvhlT.

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Explore how three different dietary patterns (fast food and meat, healthy, and traditional) may affect leukocyte telomere length, from a cross-sectional Brazilian study: https://t.co/ewWQyUZgPK.

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How might environmental disasters like wildfires affect our telomeres and serve to accelerate telomere attrition? More here: https://t.co/Zdud6IELSY.

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Research suggests that shorter telomere length may be associated with increased mortality risk in individuals with metabolic syndrome, and that TL may be an important biomarker for high-risk individuals: https://t.co/O7quDndEEW.

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Long-term cadmium exposure has been linked to adverse health effects, including impairing cognitive function. Research suggests that this association may occur by causing shortened leukocyte telomere length: https://t.co/kq4EkZZH7f.

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Research suggests that depression contributes to the acceleration of the aging process, as measured by decreased telomere length. More here: https://t.co/X7IlNa6zW2.

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How does dietary antioxidant intake influence leukocyte telomere length, and are there differences by gender? More here: https://t.co/wh2lA6N3xe.

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Research suggests that leukocyte telomere length (LTL) may be a useful biomarker for changes in response to behavioral interventions, such as a weight control program for children with obesity: https://t.co/wJGuFCIc0z.

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Explore how social environment may moderate the link between depression and anxiety symptoms in adolescents and cellular aging, as measured via telomere length: https://t.co/i2DzkDNTuU.