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Investigators say cigarette smoke may cause same cellular defect seen in people with premature aging disease.

Following a

WebMD

article,

UPI

(2/9) reported, "University of Iowa researchers have made a connection between a rare, hereditary premature aging disease and cell damage that comes from smoking." According to the study published in the

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

, "a key protein that is lost in Werner syndrome is decreased in smokers with emphysema and this decrease harms lung cells that normally heal wounds." In fact, "smoking can accelerate the aging process and shorten the lifespan by an average of more than 10 years."

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Research suggests divorce may make people look older.

In its Health Highlights section,

HealthDay

(2/4) reprised coverage of a

UPI

story that "divorce can add years to your face." In a study published online in the journal

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

, researchers from the University Hospitals Case Medical Center in Cleveland, OH, "studied 186 pairs of identical twins," and found that those "who'd been divorced looked two years older than their siblings who were married, single, or even widowed." In addition, use of antidepressants and weight were factors that "also contributed to an older appearance."