diane showed you here last night that side-by-side comparison. president obama in his early 40s, and on the right, president obama at 50. today is his birthday, and today, we learned that gray, some science to explain why presidents seem to age a little faster than the rest of us. ♪ happy birthday to you >> reporter: the president isn't alone marking a half century. george clooney, eddie murphy, alex p. keaton. that's right, michael j. fox, turning 50. and julia louis-dreyfus, too. and if seems like the president has aged a little faster than those hollywood faces, it's not special effects. researchers say it's the job. and it goes beyond the obvious. first, what they call unrequited stress, or what the experts simply say, not enough friends to confide in to relieve the stress. presidents often feel on their n with the confidential decisions. their closest ally, their spouse, but even they can't relieve the stress. the first lady recently told us being first lady is the much easier role. >> and i can watch the hard stuff and go, wow, good luck with that. >> reporter: researchers point to inflammation, known to be a cause of aging for all of us, exacerbated for the president