Prenatal Air Pollution and Newborns' Predisposition to Accelerated Biological Aging

2017240 citationsJournal Articlebronze Open Access

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Dries S. Martens · Hasselt University

B. Cox · Hasselt University

Bram G. Janssen · Hasselt University

Diana B.P. Clemente · Pompeu Fabra University

Antonio Gasparrini · London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

Charlotte Vanpoucke · Belgian Development Agency

Wouter Lefebvre

Abstract

Mothers who were exposed to higher levels of PM2.5 gave birth to newborns with shorter telomere length. The observed telomere loss in newborns by prenatal air pollution exposure indicates less buffer for postnatal influences of factors decreasing telomere length during life. Therefore, improvements in air quality may promote molecular longevity from birth onward.

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Air Quality and Health Impacts Energy and Environment Impacts Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging

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Published in: JAMA Pediatrics

Volume 171, Issue 12, pp. 1160-1160

DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2017.3024

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