Phobic anxiety seen as possible risk factor for accelerated aging
July 15, 2012 No CommentsDoes anxiety lead to premature aging? In a cross-sectional medical study, researchers obtained blood samples from 5,243 women, age 42 to 69 years. In studying the test subject’s telomeres, found at the end of chromosomes, the outcome did indeed suggest that phobic anxiety is a possible risk factor for accelerated aging.
