Insomnia and Telomere Length in Older Adults

Insomnia, particularly in later life, may raise the risk for chronic diseases of aging and mortality through its effect on cellular aging. The current study examines the effects of insomnia on telomere length, a measure of cellular aging, and tests whether insomnia interacts with chronological age t...

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Published in:	Sleep (New York, N.Y.) Vol. 39; no. 3; p. 559
Main Authors:	Carroll, Judith E, Esquivel, Stephanie, Goldberg, Alyssa, Seeman, Teresa E, Effros, Rita B, Dock, Jeffrey, Olmstead, Richard, Breen, Elizabeth C, Irwin, Michael R
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 01.03.2016
Subjects:	Aged Aged, 80 and over Aging - genetics Aging - pathology Case-Control Studies Cellular Senescence - genetics Chronic Disease Female Humans Leukocytes, Mononuclear - metabolism Male Middle Aged Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction Risk Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders - diagnosis Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders - genetics Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders - pathology Telomere - genetics Telomere - metabolism sleep late life telomere cellular aging older adults aging insomnia
ISSN:	1550-9109, 1550-9109
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