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GOOD NEWS FOR THOSE PRONE TO BLEMISHES: RESEARCHERS AT KING’S COLLEGE LONDON SAY ACNE SUFFERERS ARE MORE LIKELY TO HAVE LONGER TELOMERES (PROTECTIVE SEGMENTS AT THE END OF DNA STRANDS) IN THEIR WHITE BLOOD CELLS. LONGER TELOMERES ARE ASSOCIATED WITH LONGER CELL LIFE AND A SLOWER AGEING PROCESS.