How Grandma May Nurture Longer Lives
SourceSACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA, July 17, 2003: Grandparents doting on their grandchildren is more than just a stereotype. An article in the current Proceeding of the National Academy of Sciences proposes the theory that nurturing grandparents are a powerful force in extending life spans through their care of the young generation. Backing the “grandmother hypothesis,” a growing belief among anthropologists that women…