Yes, it's true, stress does make you age faster!


By AGENCY
Stress is not just bad for your mental health, it can also accelerate the ageing process. The good news though is that the effect is temporary. — AFP

Stress is known to have negative effects on health, but American scientists have now studied how it might affect the ageing of the body.

Their findings suggest that stress can indeed accelerate biological ageing, but that the effect isn't necessarily permanent.

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