5 papers6 findings
Tuberculosis
upin reviews1
Tuberculosis increases telomere attrition.
“Chronic infections like HIV and tuberculosis exacerbate telomere attrition through sustained immune activation and oxidative stress.”
Reviewin chronic infections like HIV and tuberculosis
Frontiers in aging8 Jan 2026
HIV infection
upin reviews1
HIV infection increases telomere attrition.
“Chronic infections like HIV and tuberculosis exacerbate telomere attrition through sustained immune activation and oxidative stress.”
Reviewin chronic infections like HIV and tuberculosis
Frontiers in aging8 Jan 2026
ERCC6
downin human cells1
ERCC6 prevents telomere attrition in human cells.
“increased telomere attrition, senescent morphology, and early activation of senescence-associated β-galactosidase associated with increased DNA damage and aberrant DNA repair.”
Cellsunder chronic oxidative exposure
Mutation research. Genetic toxicology and environmental mutagenesis9 Sep 2025
Plumage darkening
downin H. rustica1
Plumage darkening is associated with telomere attrition in H. rustica.
“plumage darkening between consecutive years was associated with reduced ΔTL in both sexes”
Animals
Molecular ecology1 Aug 2026
Gardening
downin humans1
Gardening predicts telomere attrition in humans.
“Longitudinally, more frequent gardening predicted slower declines in gait speed and telomere attrition from age 79 to 90.”
HumansMore frequent gardeningblood
Journal of environmental psychology18 Dec 2025
Waist-to-hip ratio
upin humans1
Waist-to-hip ratio is associated with telomere attrition in humans (p = 0.01).
“Higher waist-to-hip ratio was associated with faster telomere attrition longitudinally (p = 0.01).”
Humansleukocytemedian 6-year follow-upfemalesn = 958
Journal of affective disorders6 Dec 2025
Veterans AffairsNational Institute on AgingUS$276.3k
Boosting telomerase in blood-forming cells extended lifespan in immune-deficient zebrafish and partly restored gut health, operating without major changes in telomere…Boosting telomerase in blood-forming cells extended lifespan in immune-deficient zebrafish and partly restored gut health, operating without major changes in telomere length.
An analysis of placental tissue linked the pregnancy complication to shorter chromosome ends, DNA damage and cells that had stopped dividing.An analysis of placental tissue linked the pregnancy complication to shorter chromosome ends, DNA damage and cells that had stopped dividing.
Epigenetic telomere length analysis in patients with sclerosing or biliary cholangitis reveals converging markers of accelerated biological aging.Epigenetic telomere length analysis in patients with sclerosing or biliary cholangitis reveals converging markers of accelerated biological aging.