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As normal cells divide, the ends of their chromosomes (telomeres) progressively shorten until eventually the cells reach senescence or undergo apoptosis. Cancers, which disproportionally kill more individuals in the 65 years or above age group, often o...
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A study investigating susceptibility to the common cold found people with shorter tips on their chromosomes - called telomeres - in white blood cells were more likely to develop symptoms. There is a revolutionary telomere product available now that is ...
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Sandy Chang, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Laboratory Medicine and of Pathology, gives a lecture entitled, The Long and Short of It: Telomeres in Aging and Cancer, during the Yale Claude D. Pepper Symposium Aging Research at Yale: Past, Present and F...
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BIR plays a role in telomere maintenance in the absence of telomerase activity.
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What are telomeres and how do they influence aging? HSPH scientist William Mair explains the latest research in this clip from Living Longer and Healthier Lives: The Science Behind Healthy Aging, presented by The Forum at Harvard School of Public Healt...
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http://www.ucsf.edu/news/2013/09/108886/lifestyle-changes-may-lengthen-telomeres-measure-cell-aging New study shows for the first time that lifestyle changes -- changes in diet, exercise, stress management and social support -- can result in longer tel...
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With each round of DNA replication, our telomeres become shorter and shorter. So, how do we stop this ever increasing shortening of our DNA? The answer is Telomerase; which is also thought to be a key player in determining lifespan.
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For Beyond 50's Natural Healing talks, listen to an interview with Dr. Gabriel Cousens, the leading live-food medical doctor and spiritual nutrition expert in the world. He is also the founder of the Tree of Life Center in Patagonia, Arizona. He'll e.....
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Presented by Jack Szostak, MGH molecular biologist and 2009 Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine on Tuesday, October 14, 2014. This lecture is part of a lecture series presented by the The Paul S. Russell, MD Museum of Medical History at Massachuse...