NPR spoke with Eunyoung Choi for a widely syndicated story on her and Jennifer Ailshire’s study, which found that extreme heat may silently accelerate biological aging at the molecular level, with effects comparable to smoking and heavy alcohol consumption. “[Heat waves] could actually be taking a silent toll at the cellular or the molecular level in our body,” Choi said.
HuffPost cited research by Valter Longo in a story about expert tips that help with insomnia.
CT Insider and Esquire covered a study by Eunyoung Choi and Jennifer Ailshire which found that extreme heat may silently accelerate biological aging at the molecular level, with effects comparable to smoking and heavy alcohol consumption.
Smithsonian Magazine and several other national and international outlets covered a study by Eunyoung Choi and Jennifer Ailshire discussing how living with extreme heat can accelerate the rate of biological aging. “This is one of the first large-scale studies to link long-term heat exposure to biological aging in humans,” Choi said.
Health featured a study by Eunyoung Choi and Jennifer Ailshire that showed a correlation between days of exposure to high heat and increased biological aging. “The effects of extreme heat might not show up right away as a diagnosable health condition, but they could be taking a silent toll on our body,” Choi said. “We aimed to uncover these hidden effects of heat on the body, an important precursor before they turn into more serious health outcomes.” The study was also covered by Fox News, Firstpost (India), Financial Express (India), elDiarioAR (Argentina) and many other outlets worldwide.
South China Morning Post quoted Valter Longo in an article discussing how to stay healthy, one should focus on regular exercise, quality sleep, and maintaining a youthful mindset rather than relying on weight loss drugs or biohacking, as thinking yourself younger can positively impact both mental and physical health.
News18 (India) covered a study by Eunyoung Choi and Jennifer Ailshire which found that extreme heat may silently accelerate biological aging at the molecular level, with effects comparable to smoking and heavy alcohol consumption.
San Francisco Chronicle spoke to Eunyoung Choi for an article on her study of how heat exposure affects biological aging in older adults. “[The study] suggests chronic heat exposure may have a substantial impact on the body’s aging process, similar to other major lifestyle and environmental stressors.”
Fast Company, Yahoo and others (via The Conversation) ran an op-ed by Eunyoung Choi discussing her recent study with Jennifer Ailshire, which found that extreme heat may silently accelerate biological aging at the molecular level, with effects comparable to smoking and heavy alcohol consumption.
“This link between biological age and extreme heat remained even after accounting for a wide range of individual and community factors such as physical activity levels and socioeconomic status. This means that even among people with similar lifestyles, those living in hotter environments may still be aging faster at the biological level,” Choi wrote. “Even more surprising was the magnitude of the effect – extreme heat has a comparable impact on speeding up aging as smoking and heavy alcohol consumption. This suggests that heat exposure may be silently accelerating aging, at a level on par with other major known environmental and lifestyle stressors.”
News Medical featured a study by Mireille Jacobson on the purchase, carrying, and use of naloxone, a medication to reverse opioid overdose. MSN, Technology Networks, ScienMag, Medical Xpress, and Mirage News also shared the story.
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