A recent report by the Carolina Population Center at University North Carolina Chapel Hill, in partnership with the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and Butler Columbia Aging Center in New York, states as much.
Researchers discovered that those who lost a sibling, parent, or other close relative seemed to be older biologically than those who did not.
JAMA Network Open recently released the findings.
According to research, human life expectancy is unlikely to rise much further.
Lead author Allison E. Aiello, PhD, a professor of epidemiology at Columbia University Irving Medical Center in New York, told News that while the study does not give conclusive evidence, it does show a substantial correlation between biological aging and experiencing loss.
Biological age, according to Aiello, is the age of our bodies at the cellular level; this age may not match our true age.
There is a higher chance of contracting diseases later in life when cells, tissues, and organs gradually lose their ability to operate, she said.
