Bereavement in early life may accelerate ageing, research shows

Losing a loved one linked to faster biological aging

Losing someone close, like a family member, can make you age faster, says a new study from Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and the Butler Columbia Aging Center.

Loss of a loved one early in life may accelerate aging: Study

The experience of losing a loved one early in life could make a person age faster, according to a new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association on Monday.

Grief Can Truly Age People, Study Finds

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Grief Can Truly Age People, Study Finds

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Losing a loved one may speed up aging

Losing someone close, like a family member, can make you age faster. The study found that people who lost a parent, partner, sibling, or child, showed signs of older biological age compared to those who hadn't experienced such losses.

The death of a close person, such as a relative, can make us age faster. A new study from Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health and the Butler College Gerontology Center (USA) found that those who lost a parent, partner, sibling or child showed signs of biological aging earlier than those who had not experienced such losses. The research is published in 'JAMA Network Open'. Biological aging is the gradual deterioration of cell fu…