Effects of smoking linked to accelerated aging protein

Friday, February 6, 2009 - 09:08 in Health & Medicine

A University of Iowa study is apparently the first to make a connection between a rare, hereditary premature aging disease and cell damage that comes from smoking. The study results point to possible therapeutic targets for smoking-related diseases. read more

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