Article 6KY1S Pregnancy may speed up biological ageing, study finds

Pregnancy may speed up biological ageing, study finds

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Jamie Grierson
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Each pregnancy is linked with an additional two to three months of biological ageing, researchers say

Pregnancy may speed up biological ageing in women, a study has found.

Scientists at the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health in New York looked at the reproductive histories and DNA samples from 1,735 people in a long-term, continuing health survey in the Philippines to investigate the influence pregnancy has on the ageing process.

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