We may be closer to understanding why a mental health condition increases the risk of age-related diseases Xesai/Getty Images
People with a mental health condition have more RNA damage than those without one. Since RNA damage is known to accelerate ageing, these findings could explain why mental health conditions are linked to an increased risk of dying from age-related diseases such as cancer or type 2 diabetes.
Anders Jørgensen at the Psychiatric Center Copenhagen in Denmark and his colleagues measured markers of damaged RNA and DNA in more than 7700 people…
