Have scientists found the fountain of youth?

By: Poorva Chavan | | Updated: June 19, 2015 10:01 am

Stress has become a part and parcel of life, be it long working hours, changing lifestyle, everything just adds to our stress levels. Women especially suffer a lot due to stress. Managing work and home at the same time becomes hectic and this adds to the increased stress levels. Read: Is stress increasing your food cravings?

Researchers compared women with children on the autism spectrum and their stress levels. The researchers found that women who showed symptoms of clinical depression had lower levels of Klotho- an anti-ageing factor in their blood than those who were under stress but not depression. Klotho is an important link between chronic stress and premature disease and death. However, the study does not establish a link between low Klotho levels and high-stress levels but this study can help discover ways to tackle ageing, mental health and age-related diseases. Read: 5 ways to relieve stress naturally

Scientists studied mice and found that low levels of Klotho are responsible for hardening of arteries, loss of muscle and bone –the signs of ageing and when Klotho levels are abundant, the animal lived longer.

The senior author of the study, Dena Dubal informed that chronic can lead to bad health and lead to ageing and can be responsible for cardiovascular diseases and also Alzheimer’s disease. She also added that it will be important to figure out if high levels of Klotho can benefit women’s health.

The study published in Transitional Psychiatry concludes that therapeutics and interventions that increase longevity in women can have a good impact on people’s lives.

Image source: Getty Images

Published : June 19, 2015 9:58 am | Updated:June 19, 2015 10:01 am

Read Disclaimer

NaMo's yoga pose of the day: Bhramari pranayama

5 diseases caused by mosquitoes (other than dengue and malaria)

About The health Site

TheHealthSite.com is India's largest health site with more than 40 lakh unique visitors per month. We focus on fitness, beauty, health, pregnancy and more.

Most popular health and wellness website in India in 2012 at the Website of the year awards.

health@corp.india.com

+91 – 22 – 6697 1234

91 – 22 – 2490 0302.

ZEE ENTERTAINMENT ENTERPRISES LTD, 18th floor, A-Wing, Marathon Futurex, N. M. Joshi Marg, Lower Parel, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400013.

We respect your privacy

NaMo's yoga pose of the day: Bhramari pranayama

5 diseases caused by mosquitoes (other than dengue and malaria)

About The health Site

Useful Links