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Longevity hormone is lower in stressed, depressed women

June 16, 2015 by

Women under chronic stress have significantly lower levels of klotho, a hormone that regulates aging and enhances cognition, researchers have found in a study comparing mothers of children on the autism spectrum to low-stress controls.

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