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Less Educated People Age Faster, DNA Study

May 11, 2011 by

People who leave education with fewer academic qualifications may grow old faster, according to a DNA study that compared groups of people who spent different lengths of time in education and found the ones who spent the least time had shorter telomeres or "caps" on the ends of their DNA, a sign of premature aging in cells...

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