Greater Lifetime Pesticide Use Causes Telomere Shortening

 

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'Researchers from Northwestern University's School of Medicine have determined that the use of certain pesticides over a lifetime produces a shortening of chromosome telomeres.

The researchers tested 1,234 men as part of a study of 57,310 licensed pesticide contractors – from the Agricultural Health Study, orchestrated by the National Cancer Institute, the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. 

This particular study was conducted in partnership with the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center.'

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