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-drunk_russian- t1_iy3gv3t wrote

Reply to comment by Sinnsearachd in How the Great Depression shaped people’s DNA. Researchers have found that the cells of people who were conceived during the Great Depression, which lasted from 1929 to 1939 and, at its height, saw about 25% of the US workforce unemployed, show signs of accelerated ageing. by MistWeaver80

You mean "higher" cortisol levels, I think.

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Sinnsearachd t1_iy3hdqx wrote

Oops maybe I got it backwards, it's been a while since I read it.

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-drunk_russian- t1_iy3jjph wrote

High cortisol is bad for you, it's a stress indicator.

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Jumpi95 t1_iy75b50 wrote

Get rid of the ", I think" u drunk, be confident

Source: read this exact thing in a psychology book 2 weeks ago. It's why kids under constant stress will hit puberty earlier than their peers without that constant excess cortisol.

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