Telomeres and lifestyle factors: Roles in cellular aging.

The ‘Trier Social Stress Test’—a tool for investigating psychobiological stress responses in a laboratory setting

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Accelerated telomere shortening in response to life stress

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Oxidative stress shortens telomeres

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Obesity, cigarette smoking, and telomere length in women

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Chronic stress and age-related increases in the proinflammatory cytokine IL-6.

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Genetic determination of telomere size in humans: a twin study of three age groups.

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Hostile Marital Interactions, Proinflammatory Cytokine Production, and Wound Healing

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The Association Between Physical Activity in Leisure Time and Leukocyte Telomere Length

Cherkas, L. F. (2008) · Archives of Internal Medicine · doi:10.1001/archinternmed.2007.39 · Cited by 568 · see citing works

Telomere Length Homeostasis Is Achieved via a Switch between Telomerase- Extendible and -Nonextendible States

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Telomere shortening and mood disorders: preliminary support for a chronic stress model of accelerated aging

Simon, N. M., Smoller, J. W., McNamara, K. L., Maser, R. S., Zalta, A. K., Pollack, M. H., Nierenberg, A. A., Fava, M., & Wong, K.-K. (2006) · Biological Psychiatry · doi:10.1016/j.biopsych.2006.02.004 · Cited by 516 · see citing works

Cell aging in relation to stress arousal and cardiovascular disease risk factors

Epel, E. S., Lin, J., Wilhelm, F. H., Wolkowitz, O. M., Cawthon, R., Adler, N. E., Dolbier, C., Mendes, W. B., & Blackburn, E. H. (2006) · Psychoneuroendocrinology · doi:10.1016/j.psyneuen.2005.08.011 · Cited by 450 · see citing works

Intensive meditation training, immune cell telomerase activity, and psychological mediators

Jacobs, T. L., Epel, E. S., Lin, J., Blackburn, E. H., Wolkowitz, O. M., Bridwell, D. A., Zanesco, A. P., Aichele, S. R., Sahdra, B. K., MacLean, K. A., et al. (2011) · Psychoneuroendocrinology · doi:10.1016/j.psyneuen.2010.09.010 · Cited by 432 · see citing works

Childhood Adversity Heightens the Impact of Later-Life Caregiving Stress on Telomere Length and Inflammation

Kiecolt-Glaser, J. K., Gouin, J.-P., Weng, N.-P., Malarkey, W. B., Beversdorf, D. Q., & Glaser, R. (2011) · Psychosomatic Medicine · doi:10.1097/psy.0b013e31820573b6 · Cited by 430 · see citing works

Increased telomerase activity and comprehensive lifestyle changes: a pilot study

Ornish, D., Lin, J., Daubenmier, J., Weidner, G., Epel, E., Kemp, C., Magbanua, M. J. M., Marlin, R., Yglecias, L., Carroll, P. R., et al. (2008) · The Lancet Oncology · doi:10.1016/s1470-2045(08)70234-1 · Cited by 430 · see citing works

Leukocyte Telomere Length in Major Depression: Correlations with Chronicity, Inflammation and Oxidative Stress - Preliminary Findings

Wolkowitz, O. M., Mellon, S. H., Epel, E. S., Lin, J., Dhabhar, F. S., Su, Y., Reus, V. I., Rosser, R., Burke, H. M., Kupferman, E., et al. (2011) · PLoS ONE · doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0017837 · Cited by 421 · see citing works

Accelerated Telomere Erosion Is Associated with a Declining Immune Function of Caregivers of Alzheimer’s Disease Patients

Damjanovic, A. K., Yang, Y., Glaser, R., Kiecolt‐Glaser, J. K., Nguyen, H., Laskowski, B. F., Zou, Y., Beversdorf, D. Q., & Weng, N. (2007) · The Journal of Immunology · doi:10.4049/jimmunol.179.6.4249 · Cited by 413 · see citing works

Antioxidants Inhibit Nuclear Export of Telomerase Reverse Transcriptase and Delay Replicative Senescence of Endothelial Cells

Haendeler, J., Hoffmann, J., Diehl, J. F., Vasa‐Nicotera, M., Spyridopoulos, I., Zeiher, A. M., & Dimmeler, S. (2004) · Circulation Research · doi:10.1161/01.res.0000121104.05977.f3 · Cited by 382 · see citing works

Reduced telomerase activity in human T lymphocytes exposed to cortisol

Choi, J., Fauce, S. R., & Effros, R. B. (2008) · Brain, Behavior, and Immunity · doi:10.1016/j.bbi.2007.12.004 · Cited by 352 · see citing works

Childhood maltreatment and telomere shortening: preliminary support for an effect of early stress on cellular aging

Tyrka, A. R., Price, L. H., Kao, H.-T., Porton, B., Marsella, S. A., & Carpenter, L. L. (2010) · Biological Psychiatry · doi:10.1016/j.biopsych.2009.08.014 · Cited by 342 · see citing works

The power of exercise: buffering the effect of chronic stress on telomere length

Puterman, E., Lin, J., Blackburn, E., O'Donovan, A., Adler, N., & Epel, E. (2010) · PLoS ONE · doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0010837 · Cited by 339 · see citing works

Telomere Length, Cigarette Smoking, and Bladder Cancer Risk in Men and Women

McGrath, M., Wong, J. Y. Y., Michaud, D. S., Hunter, D. J., & Vivo, I. D. (2007) · Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention · doi:10.1158/1055-9965.epi-06-0961 · Cited by 336 · see citing works

Stress, age, and immune function: toward a lifespan approach

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Telomere shortening in smokers with and without COPD

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Syndromes of Telomere Shortening

Armanios, M. (2009) · Annual Review of Genomics and Human Genetics · doi:10.1146/annurev-genom-082908-150046 · Cited by 317 · see citing works

The rate of leukocyte telomere shortening predicts mortality from cardiovascular disease in elderly men: a novel demonstration

Epel, E. S., Merkin, S. S., Cawthon, R., Blackburn, E. H., Adler, N. E., Pletcher, M. J., & Seeman, T. E. (2008) · Aging · doi:10.18632/aging.100007 · Cited by 315 · see citing works

Increased Serum Levels of 8-Hydroxy-2′-Deoxyguanosine in Clinical Depression

Forlenza, M. J., & Miller, G. E. (2006) · Psychosomatic Medicine · doi:10.1097/01.psy.0000195780.37277.2a · Cited by 307 · see citing works

The effects of social status on biological aging as measured by white‐blood‐cell telomere length

Cherkas, L. F., Aviv, A., Valdes, A. M., Hunkin, J., Gardner, J. P., Surdulescu, G. L., Kimura, M., & Spector, T. D. (2006) · Aging Cell · doi:10.1111/j.1474-9726.2006.00222.x · Cited by 306 · see citing works

Leukocyte telomeres are longer in African Americans than in whites: the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Family Heart Study and the Bogalusa Heart Study

Hunt, S. C., Chen, W., Gardner, J. P., Kimura, M., Srinivasan, S. R., Eckfeldt, J. H., Berenson, G. S., & Aviv, A. (2008) · Aging Cell · doi:10.1111/j.1474-9726.2008.00397.x · Cited by 305 · see citing works

Leukocyte Telomere Dynamics: Longitudinal Findings Among Young Adults in the Bogalusa Heart Study

Aviv, A., Chen, W., Gardner, J. P., Kimura, M., Brimacombe, M. B., Cao, X., Srinivasan, S. R., & Berenson, G. S. (2008) · American Journal of Epidemiology · doi:10.1093/aje/kwn338 · Cited by 290 · see citing works

Childhood adversities are associated with shorter telomere length at adult age both in individuals with an anxiety disorder and controls

Kananen, L., Surakka, I., Pirkola, S., Suvisaari, J., Lönnqvist, J., Peltonen, L., Ripatti, S., & Hovatta, I. (2010) · PLoS ONE · doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0010826 · Cited by 270 · see citing works

Hydrogen Peroxide Triggers Nuclear Export of Telomerase Reverse Transcriptase via Src Kinase Family-Dependent Phosphorylation of Tyrosine 707

Haendeler, J., Hoffmann, J. U. R., Brandes, R. P., Zeiher, A. M., & Dimmeler, S. (2003) · Molecular and Cellular Biology · doi:10.1128/mcb.23.13.4598-4610.2003 · Cited by 266 · see citing works

Childhood trauma associated with short leukocyte telomere length in posttraumatic stress disorder

O'Donovan, A., Epel, E., Lin, J., Wolkowitz, O., Cohen, B., Maguen, S., Metzler, T., Lenoci, M., Blackburn, E., & Neylan, T. C. (2011) · Biological Psychiatry · doi:10.1016/j.biopsych.2011.01.035 · Cited by 262 · see citing works

Mapping of a Major Locus that Determines Telomere Length in Humans

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Mapping Genetic Loci That Determine Leukocyte Telomere Length in a Large Sample of Unselected Female Sibling Pairs

Andrew, T., Aviv, A., Falchi, M., Surdulescu, G. L., Gardner, J. P., Lu, X., Kimura, M., Kato, B. S., Valdes, A. M., & Spector, T. D. (2006) · The American Journal of Human Genetics · doi:10.1086/500052 · Cited by 252 · see citing works

Association Between Telomere Length, Specific Causes of Death, and Years of Healthy Life in Health, Aging, and Body Composition, a Population-Based Cohort Study

Njajou, O. T., Hsueh, W.-C., Blackburn, E. H., Newman, A. B., Wu, S.-H., Li, R., Simonsick, E. M., Harris, T. B., Cummings, S., & Cawthon, R. (2009) · The Journals of Gerontology Series A · doi:10.1093/gerona/glp061 · Cited by 249 · see citing works

The association between leukocyte telomere length and cigarette smoking, dietary and physical variables, and risk of prostate cancer

Mirabello, L. J., Huang, W., Wong, J. Y. Y., Chatterjee, N., Reding, D. J., Crawford, E. D., Vivo, I. D., Hayes, R. B., & Savage, S. A. (2009) · Aging Cell · doi:10.1111/j.1474-9726.2009.00485.x · Cited by 246 · see citing works

Higher serum vitamin D concentrations are associated with longer leukocyte telomere length in women

Richards, J. B., Valdes, A. M., Gardner, J. P., Paximadas, D., Kimura, M., Nessa, A., Lu, X., Surdulescu, G. L., Swaminathan, R., Spector, T. D., et al. (2007) · The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition · doi:10.1093/ajcn/86.5.1420 · Cited by 237 · see citing works

Diet, nutrition and telomere length

Paul, L. (2011) · The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry · doi:10.1016/j.jnutbio.2010.12.001 · Cited by 227 · see citing works

Dynamics of telomerase activity in response to acute psychological stress

Epel, E. S., Lin, J., Dhabhar, F. S., Wolkowitz, O. M., Puterman, E. M., Karan, L. D., & Blackburn, E. H. (2009) · Brain Behavior and Immunity · doi:10.1016/j.bbi.2009.11.018 · Cited by 218 · see citing works

Inverse association between adiposity and telomere length: The fels longitudinal study

Lee, M., Martin, H. B., Firpo, M. A., & Demerath, E. W. (2010) · American Journal of Human Biology · doi:10.1002/ajhb.21109 · Cited by 213 · see citing works

Telomere Length Trajectory and Its Determinants in Persons with Coronary Artery Disease: Longitudinal Findings from the Heart and Soul Study

Farzaneh-Far, R., Lin, J., Epel, E., Lapham, K., Blackburn, E., & Whooley, M. A. (2010) · PLoS ONE · doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008612 · Cited by 203 · see citing works

Multivitamin use and telomere length in women

Xu, Q., Parks, C. G., DeRoo, L. A., Cawthon, R., Sandler, D. P., & Chen, H. (2009) · American Journal of Clinical Nutrition · doi:10.3945/ajcn.2008.26986 · Cited by 194 · see citing works

Influences on the reduction of relative telomere length over 10 years in the population-based Bruneck Study: introduction of a well-controlled high-throughput assay

Ehrlenbach, S., Willeit, P., Kiechl, S. J., Willeit, J., Reindl, M., Schanda, K., Kronenberg, F., & Kloss‐Brandstätter, A. (2009) · International Journal of Epidemiology · doi:10.1093/ije/dyp273 · Cited by 192 · see citing works

Telomere Length Is Associated With Obesity Parameters but With a Gender Difference

Nordfjäll, K., Eliasson, M., Stegmayr, B., Melander, O., Nilsson, P. M., & Roos, G. (2008) · Obesity · doi:10.1038/oby.2008.413 · Cited by 188 · see citing works

Stress, Aging, and Brain Oxidative Damage

Liu, J., & Mori, A. (1999) · Neurochemical Research · doi:10.1023/a:1022597010078 · Cited by 186 · see citing works

The Individual Blood Cell Telomere Attrition Rate Is Telomere Length Dependent

Nordfjäll, K., Svenson, U., Norrback, K., Adolfsson, R., Lenner, P., & Roos, G. (2009) · PLoS Genetics · doi:10.1371/journal.pgen.1000375 · Cited by 184 · see citing works

Telomere Length, Current Perceived Stress, and Urinary Stress Hormones in Women

Parks, C. G., Miller, D. B., McCanlies, E. C., Cawthon, R., Andrew, M. E., DeRoo, L. A., & Sandler, D. P. (2009) · Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention · doi:10.1158/1055-9965.epi-08-0614 · Cited by 176 · see citing works

Mean leukocyte telomere length shortening and type 2 diabetes mellitus: a case-control study

Zee, R. Y. L., Castonguay, A. J., Barton, N. S., Germer, S., & Martin, M. (2009) · Translational research · doi:10.1016/j.trsl.2009.09.012 · Cited by 169 · see citing works

Pessimism correlates with leukocyte telomere shortness and elevated interleukin-6 in post-menopausal women

O’Donovan, A., Lin, J., Dhabhar, F. S., Wolkowitz, O., Tillie, J. M., Blackburn, E., & Epel, E. (2009) · Brain Behavior and Immunity · doi:10.1016/j.bbi.2008.11.006 · Cited by 161 · see citing works

Telomere length of patients with major depression is shortened but independent from therapy and severity of the disease

Hartmann, N., Boehner, M., Groenen, F., & Kalb, R. (2010) · Depression and Anxiety · doi:10.1002/da.20749 · Cited by 156 · see citing works

Telomerase repeat addition processivity is increased at critically short telomeres in a Tel1-dependent manner in Saccharomyces cerevisiaePreprint

Chang, M., Arnerić, M., & Lingner, J. (2007) · Genes & Development · doi:10.1101/gad.1588807 · Cited by 149 · see citing works

Telomeres, sex, reactive oxygen species, and human cardiovascular aging

Aviv, A. (2002) · Journal of Molecular Medicine · doi:10.1007/s00109-002-0377-8 · Cited by 138 · see citing works

Associations between microalbuminuria and animal foods, plant foods, and dietary patterns in the Multiethnic Study of Atherosclerosis

Nettleton, J. A., Steffen, L. M., Palmas, W., Burke, G. L., & Jacobs, D. R. (2008) · American Journal of Clinical Nutrition · doi:10.1093/ajcn/87.6.1825 · Cited by 128 · see citing works

Depressive state relates to female oxidative DNA damage via neutrophil activation

Irie, M., Asami, S., Ikeda, M., & Kasai, H. (2003) · Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications · doi:10.1016/j.bbrc.2003.10.105 · Cited by 126 · see citing works

Resting leukocyte telomerase activity is elevated in major depression and predicts treatment response

Wolkowitz, O. M., Mellon, S. H., Epel, E. S., Lin, J., Reus, V. I., Rosser, R., Burke, H., Compagnone, M., Nelson, J. C., Dhabhar, F. S., et al. (2011) · Molecular Psychiatry · doi:10.1038/mp.2010.133 · Cited by 125 · see citing works

Educational attainment but not measures of current socioeconomic circumstances are associated with leukocyte telomere length in healthy older men and women

Steptoe, A., Hamer, M., Butcher, L., Lin, J., Brydon, L., Mika Kivimaki, B., Marmot, M. G., Blackburn, E. H., & Erusalimsky, J. D. (2011) · Brain Behavior and Immunity · doi:10.1016/j.bbi.2011.04.010 · Cited by 123 · see citing works

The Effect of Supplementation with Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids on Markers of Oxidative Stress in Elderly Exposed to PM2.5

Romieu, I., García‐Esteban, R., Sunyer, J., Rı́os, C., Alcaraz-Zubeldia, M., Ruiz‐Velasco, S., & Holguín, F. (2008) · Environmental Health Perspectives · doi:10.1289/ehp.10578 · Cited by 123 · see citing works

Genetic pathway of major depressive disorder in shortening telomeric length

Lung, F., Chen, N. C., & Shu, B. (2007) · Psychiatric Genetics · doi:10.1097/ypg.0b013e32808374f6 · Cited by 118 · see citing works

Life Stress, Emotional Health, and Mean Telomere Length in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer (EPIC)-Norfolk Population Study

Surtees, P. G., Wainwright, N. W. J., Pooley, K. A., Luben, R., Khaw, K., Easton, D. F., & Dunning, A. M. (2011) · The Journals of Gerontology Series A · doi:10.1093/gerona/glr112 · Cited by 111 · see citing works

Life Span Is Prolonged in Food-Restricted Autoimmune-Prone (NZB × NZW)F(1) Mice Fed a Diet Enriched with (n-3) Fatty Acids

Jolly, C. A., Muthukumar, A., Avula, C. P. R., Fernandes, G., & Troyer, D. (2001) · The Journal of Nutrition · doi:10.1093/jn/131.10.2753 · Cited by 104 · see citing works

Smoking and health: association between telomere length and factors impacting on human disease, quality of life and life span in a large population-based cohort under the effect of smoking duration

Babizhayev, M. A., & Yegorov, Y. E. (2010) · Fundamental and Clinical Pharmacology · doi:10.1111/j.1472-8206.2010.00866.x · Cited by 99 · see citing works

Telomere shortening in formerly abused and never abused women.

Humphreys, J., Epel, E. S., Cooper, B. A., Lin, J., Blackburn, E. H., & Lee, K. A. (2012) · Biological Research For Nursing · doi:10.1177/1099800411398479 · Cited by 97 · see citing works

Homocysteine levels and leukocyte telomere length

Richards, J. B., Valdes, A. M., Gardner, J. P., Kato, B. S., Siva, A., Kimura, M., Lu, X., Brown, M. J., Aviv, A., & Spector, T. D. (2008) · Atherosclerosis · doi:10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2007.12.035 · Cited by 94 · see citing works

Telomere Length in Peripheral Blood Predicts Survival in Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma

Svenson, U., Ljungberg, B., & Roos, G. (2009) · Cancer Research · doi:10.1158/0008-5472.can-08-3513 · Cited by 92 · see citing works

Adiposity and insulin resistance correlate with telomere length in middle-aged Arabs: the influence of circulating adiponectin

Al-Attas, O. S., Al‐Daghri, N. M., Alokail, M. S., Alfadda, A. A., Bamakhramah, A., Sabico, S., Pritlove, D. C., Harte, A. L., Tripathi, G., McTernan, P. G., et al. (2010) · European Journal of Endocrinology · doi:10.1530/eje-10-0241 · Cited by 89 · see citing works

Modulation of T Lymphocyte Replicative Senescence via TNF-α Inhibition: Role of Caspase-3

Parish, S. T., Wu, J. E., & Effros, R. B. (2009) · The Journal of Immunology · doi:10.4049/jimmunol.0803449 · Cited by 86 · see citing works

No association between socio‐economic status and white blood cell telomere length

Adams, J. M., Martin-Ruiz, C. M., Pearce, M. S., White, M. J., Parker, L., & von Zglinicki, T. (2006) · Aging Cell · doi:10.1111/j.1474-9726.2006.00258.x · Cited by 85 · see citing works

Telomere Length in Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells Is Associated with Folate Status in Men ,

Paul, L., Cattaneo, M., D’Angelo, A., Sampietro, F., Fermo, I., Razzari, C., Fontana, G., Eugene, N., Jacques, P. F., & Selhub, J. (2009) · Journal of Nutrition · doi:10.3945/jn.109.104984 · Cited by 80 · see citing works

No Correlation Between Childhood Maltreatment and Telomere Length

Glass, D., Parts, L., Knowles, D. A., Aviv, A., & Spector, T. D. (2010) · Biological Psychiatry · doi:10.1016/j.biopsych.2010.02.026 · Cited by 76 · see citing works

Weight Loss in Obese Men Is Associated with Increased Telomere Length and Decreased Abasic Sites in Rectal Mucosa

O’Callaghan, N. J., Clifton, P. M., Noakes, M., & Fenech, M. F. (2009) · Rejuvenation Research · doi:10.1089/rej.2008.0819 · Cited by 72 · see citing works

The Longevity Gender Gap: Are Telomeres the Explanation?

Aviv, A., Shay, J. W., Christensen, K., & Wright, W. E. (2005) · Science of Aging Knowledge Environment · doi:10.1126/sageke.2005.23.pe16 · Cited by 71 · see citing works

Depressive symptoms are independently correlated with lipid peroxidation in a female population

Tsuboi, H., Shimoi, K., Kinae, N., Oguni, I., Hori, R., & Kobayashi, F. (2004) · Journal of Psychosomatic Research · doi:10.1016/s0022-3999(03)00567-1 · Cited by 69 · see citing works

Telomere length and its associations with oxidized-LDL carotid artery distensibility and smoking

Staessen, J. A. (2010) · Frontiers in Bioscience-Elite · doi:10.2741/e176 · Cited by 69 · see citing works

Short telomeres are preferentially elongated by telomerase in human cells

Britt‐Compton, B., Capper, R., Rowson, J., & Baird, D. M. (2009) · FEBS Letters · doi:10.1016/j.febslet.2009.08.029 · Cited by 62 · see citing works

Increased abdominal obesity, adverse psychosocial factors and shorter telomere length in subjects reporting early ageing; the MONICA Northern Sweden Study

Nordfjäll, K., Eliasson, M., Stegmayr, B. G., Lundin, S., Roos, G., & Nilsson, P. M. (2008) · Scandinavian Journal of Public Health · doi:10.1177/1403494808090634 · Cited by 58 · see citing works

Socioeconomic status and telomere length: the West of Scotland Coronary Prevention Study: Table 1

Batty, G. D., Wang, Y., Brouilette, S., Shiels, P. G., Packard, C., Moore, J., Samani, N. J., & Ford, I. (2009) · Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health · doi:10.1136/jech.2009.088427 · Cited by 58 · see citing works

Leukocyte Telomere Length Is Associated with Disability in Older U.S. Population

Risques, R. A., Arbeev, K. G., Yashin, A. I., Ukraintseva, S. V., Martin, G. M., Rabinovitch, P. S., & Oshima, J. (2010) · Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · doi:10.1111/j.1532-5415.2010.02948.x · Cited by 48 · see citing works

Regulation of telomerase activity by apparently opposing elements

Liu, J., Chen, S., Cong, Y.-S., Nicholls, C., Zhou, S.-F., Tao, Z., & Li, H. (2010) · Ageing Research Reviews · doi:10.1016/j.arr.2010.03.002 · Cited by 45 · see citing works

Psychological Mediation of a Type of Oxidative DNA Damage, 8-Hydroxydeoxyguanosine, in Peripheral Blood Leukocytes of Non-Smoking and Non-Drinking Workers

Irie, M., Asami, S., Nagata, S., Miyata, M., & Kasai, H. (2002) · Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics · doi:10.1159/000049351 · Cited by 43 · see citing works

Older men with higher self-rated socioeconomic status have shorter telomeres

Woo, J., Suen, E., Leung, J. C. S., Tang, N. L. S., & Ebrahim, S. B. J. (2009) · Age and Ageing · doi:10.1093/ageing/afp098 · Cited by 41 · see citing works

Effect of Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors on the Association Between Leukocyte Telomere Length and Coronary Artery Calcium

Díaz, V. A., Mainous, A. G., Everett, C. J., Schoepf, U. J., Codd, V., & Samanii, N. J. (2010) · The American Journal of Cardiology · doi:10.1016/j.amjcard.2010.04.018 · Cited by 40 · see citing works

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Human telomere biology: A contributory and interactive factor in aging, disease risks, and protection

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Prenatal developmental origins of behavior and mental health: The influence of maternal stress in pregnancy

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