Doulas Association of Tennessee

Doulas Association of Tennessee Birth doula,
pregnancy and labor support and
postpartum care. TriCare certified doula. Exclusive TriCare East provider for Tennessee

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08/12/2025

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Human eggs appear to be protected against a certain type of age-related mutation. In a small study, researchers found no signs that mutations accumulate in the mitochondrial DNA of human egg cells as women get older, which may give us clues as to how they can stay fresh for decades.

“When we think about age-related mutations, we think about older people having more mutations than younger people,” says Kateryna Makova at Penn State University. “But expectation is not necessarily the truth.”

Read more: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2491490-human-eggs-dont-accumulate-as-many-mutations-with-age-as-we-thought/

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