The hot truth: extreme temperatures make us age faster!

The hot truth: extreme temperatures make us age faster!

Seattle, USA - Extreme heat can have far -reaching consequences that are not always visible immediately. As a current study from the United States shows, high temperature even accelerates the biological aging of humans. According to research, which was recently presented at the annual conference of the American Society for Gerontology in Seattle, extreme conditions - as prevailing in many hot regions of the United States - is extremely influenced by the molecular age of people. Co-author Eun Young Choi from the University of Southern California explains that the physical consequences can occur at cellular and molecular level that could ultimately develop into disabilities. The cognitive skills and health of heart and kidneys are also endangered, as well as from reported.

The scientists analyzed the so -called “epigenetic watch” of around 3,800 people aged 56 and older. This method captures chemical changes in the genetic material that accumulate over time. They found that every ten percent increase on hot days accelerated biological aging by 0.12 years. This indicates that people in hot regions actually age up to 0.6 percent faster, which in turn was measured by the heat index, which is at temperatures over 26.7 or 32.2 degrees Celsius. This affects above all those who have been in the long term - short -term heat exposure has no significant effect. These results were also confirmed by nau.ch

The Danish environmental epidemiologist Rina emphasizes that it is remarkable that biological markers were used out of the blood for the first time in this study instead of only looking at general relationships between climate influences and health. The researchers were able to statistically consider various influencing factors such as social stress and other health factors in order to obtain a clearer picture of the effects of extreme heat. This research underlines the urgency of taking the health risks of climate change seriously and taking appropriate measures.