Dr. Howard Smith Oncall

  Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/RA7DqmDw51E   Boys born prematurely and weighing less than one kilogram age faster than normal.  Canadian researchers draw this conclusion from their study comparing the adult cells from 45 with extremely low birth weights with those of 49 normal birth weight controls.   Calculating cellular age using a DNA methylation assay of adult cheek cells, the low birth weight men were older than normal men by 4.8 years.  They were 2.7 years older than low birth weight women.   Premature birth with an extremely low birth weight is associated with accelerated male aging.  Whatever the cause of this aging, these boys and men deserve careful monitoring and health surveillance throughout life.     https://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/early/2021/05/13/peds.2020-001230   #premies #boys #lowbirthweight #aging