The Telomere Effect by Elizabeth Blackburn, PhD, and Elissa Epel, PhD Reviewed by Lloyd I. Sederer, MD Source: Grand Central Publishing Might there be a unifying element to our biology and the health ...

On the flipside, if telomeres are too long, it can also spell trouble because cancer cells require long telomeres to become ...

Small plastic or metal bits at the end of shoelaces, known as aglets, prevent laces from unraveling and protect them from wear and tear. Similarly, chromosomes are capped by telomeres—specialized ...

We don’t often, if ever, associate babies with aging. They may have adorable wrinkles, but those aren’t the same as the ones frequently associated with, say, an octogenarian. But the reality is that ...

Nobody would mistake sugary soda for a health food, but a new study published in the American Journal of Public Health just ...

Scientists are reporting an advance in the science of aging — and maybe even a clue on how to reverse some of aging's effects. They have... Telomeres May Hold Clues To Effects Of Aging STEVE INSKEEP, ...

A new computational tool infers changes occurring at the ends of the chromosomes housing our DNA. It does so by detecting structural alterations in cells and tissues captured in images taken of ...

A Harvard study found that vitamin D supplements may help slow biological aging by protecting telomeres, the protective caps on DNA. Over four years, participants who took vitamin D lost fewer DNA ...

Our genome is organized into chromosomes, which are shaped like little X's. Every time a cell divides, the genome has to be replicated, and there are protective caps called telomeres on the ends of ...