CellWell record HH-47151
The polygenic nature of telomere length and the anti-ageing properties of lithium
Fiona Coutts; Alish B Palmos; Rodrigo R R Duarte; Simone de Jong; Cathryn M Lewis; Danai Dima; Timothy R Powell
2019
In plain language
In 384 people with bipolar disorder, chronic lithium use was associated with longer telomeres, and a worm model showed lithium affected genes that regulate telomere length, suggesting lithium may slow biological aging.
- Evidence
- Emerging
- Design
- Primary research (design unspecified)
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