Caregiver Load and Telomere Attrition: A 10-Year Longitudinal Study

Authors

Epel ES, Puterman E, Lin J, et al.

Research lens

High-intensity caregivers lost telomere length equivalent to ~11 years of extra biological ageing over a decade — but perceived support fully buffered the effect.

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