Fact: Have more kids to slow down ageing
By: Team Ifairer | Posted: 09-01-2016
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Longer telomeres are integral to cell r`eplication and are associated with longevity. The study assessed the number of children born to 75 women from two neighbouring indigenous rural Guatemalan communities and their telomere lengths.
The participants' telomere lengths were measured twice - at 13 years apart - through salivary specimens and buccal swabs.