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Epigenetic age acceleration and psychosocial stressors in early childhood
2 Jun 2025
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The impact of psychosocial stress on mental and physical health is well-documented. Adverse experiences that occur early in life are particularly impactful on later life health. Epigenetic modifications, such as DNA methylation, have been proposed as a possible mechanism to mediate the impact of childhood events on adult health outcomes. The development of epigenetic clocks to estimate epigenetic age has revealed...
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