Sleep Health.What’s more, the researchers discovered that mothers who slept less than seven hours had shorter telomeres in their white blood cells.
Telomeres are tiny pieces of DNA at the ends of chromosomes and resemble the plastic tips on shoelaces. They help protect DNA molecules, preventing the ends of chromosomes from fraying or sticking together.
When telomeres shorten, it can heighten cancer and cardiovascular disease risk along with earlier death. ADVERTISEMENT“The early months of postpartum sleep deprivation could have a lasting effect on physical health,” said the study’s first author, Judith Carroll, UCLA’s George F.
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