Sentences with phrase «faster biological ageing»

Dr Timothy Powell from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King's College London, said: «For the first time, our findings suggest that a genetic predisposition to faster biological ageing may shorten the time it takes for depression to present itself.

However, in this study the researchers tested whether it could also work the other way round: i.e. could genetic factors that promote faster biological ageing predict an increased risk for depression?

The variant lies near a gene called telomerase RNA component, or TERC, and earlier studies in animals have shown that low TERC expression is associated with shorter telomeres, and faster biological aging.

Insomnia, which often accompanies menopause, can also lead to faster biological aging, according to the second study.

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In a paper appearing the week of July 6 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the team from the U.S., UK, Israel and New Zealand introduces a panel of 18 biological measures that may be combined to determine whether people are aging faster or slower than their peers.