Maternal prenatal social experiences and offspring epigenetic aging from birth to mid-childhood

CONCLUSIONS: Children whose mothers experienced racial bias or discrimination exhibited slower EAA. Future studies are warranted to confirm these findings and establish associations of early-life EAA with long-term health outcomes.PMID:37839726 | DOI:10.1016/j.annepidem.2023.10.003

Source: Annals of Epidemiology - October 15, 2023 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Zachary M Laubach Anne Bozack Izzuddin M Aris Natalie Slopen Henning Tiemeier Marie-France Hivert Andres Cardenas Wei Perng Source Type: research