LOSING A LOVED ONE CAN ACCELERATE AGEING

A US study published in JAMA Network Open finds that people who lost a parent, partner, sibling or child showed signs of older biological age compared with those who had not experienced such losses.

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Biological ageing refers to the gradual decline of how well our cells, tissues and organs function. It is measured using DNA markers known as epigenetic clocks. "Our study shows strong links between losing loved ones across the life course from childhood to adulthood and faster biological ageing," the study said. Los