Episode Description
Season 1. Episode 1. Hosts Dr. Sarah Szanton and Dr. Deidra Crews kick off Aging Fast & Slow with guest Dr. Elissa Epel, professor of psychiatry at UCSF. Dr. Epel’s research seeks to understand the root of health disparities, and the role of chronic stress within aging. Together they unpack her recent work revealing how the impact of systemic oppression is transmitted intergenerationally.
Podcast References:
UCSF’s Aging, Metabolism, & Emotional Research newsletter
Accelerated telomere shortening in response to life stress
Racial discrimination and telomere shortening among African Americans: The Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) Study
Can Childhood Adversity Affect Telomeres of the Next Generation? Possible Mechanisms, Implications, and Next-Generation Research
More than a feeling: A unified view of stress measurement for population science.
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AgingFast & Slow Episode 1 Transcript
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