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 ...

Despite the development of cutting-edge genetic testing techniques and considerable progress in our understanding of the genetic basis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), missing heritability and ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. – 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 ...

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, ...

Cellular telomere shorteningToo much sodium is linked to shorter telomeres (the ends of our chromosomes), which accelerate ...

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 ...

New Delhi | Stress, ageing, cancer. There are still no magic solutions but one factor linking all three holds out hope. And that, says Nobel Laureate Jack Szostak, is the telomere, which lies at the ...