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Characteristics
Case-control study
Peer reviewed
Population
Healthy adults
Topics
Meditation
Key findings
Meditators had longer telomeres than non-meditators, suggesting an association between meditation and telomere length. The authors caution that causality cannot be inferred from this case-control design.
Abstract
Associations of meditation with telomere dynamics: a case-control study in healthy adults.
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