Molecular stress indicator not observed in survivors of child sexual abuse – Medical Xpress

Researchers and medical experts have long known that child sexual abuse has profoundly negative effects on the health of survivors; however, an international team of researchers was not able to find a link between the abuse and telomere length, considered an indicator of cellular aging and health.
Telomeresmolecular complexes that cap the ends of chromosomesnaturally decline in length as a person ages. But past research suggests that telomeres can shorten prematurely in response to stress, said…

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