BACKGROUND Telomeres--the terminal caps of chromosomes--become shorter as individuals age, and there is much interest in determining what causes telomere attrition since this process may play a role in biological aging. The leading hypothesis is that telomere attrition is due to inflammation, exposure to infectious agents, and other types of oxidative stress, which damage telomeres and impair t...

The purpose of this study was to investigate attrition effects in a group L1-Greek–L2-English speakers and explore their views on feelings about own use both languages. first part (n = 32) psycholinguistic measuring semantic formal verbal fluency which broader project. second 14) sociolinguistic semi-structured interviews aiming gain insights into participants’ lived experiences attrition. In f...