The length of telomeres that protect the ends of our chromosomes should be tightly regulated. Those that are too long predispose to cancer, and those that are too short lose their protective ability, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Shorter telomeres on the ends of white blood cell chromosomes may signal a heightened dementia risk, suggest the results of a large long term study, published online in the journal General Psychiatry.

Longer leukocyte telomeres are linked to a lower risk for stroke, dementia, and late-life depression (LLD), early research suggests. The findings also indicated that adopting a healthy lifestyle may ...

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 ...

Elizabeth Blackburn is one of the world’s leading molecular biologists, with a deep understanding of cellular life and human aging. Her research has outlined some of the key factors in controlling ...

Milan, Italy: A study of nearly 500,000 people has shown that smoking shortens the end fragments of chromosomes in the white blood cells of our immune systems. The length of these end fragments, ...

We depend on our cells being able to divide and multiply, whether it's to replace sunburnt skin or replenish our blood supply and recover from injury. Chromosomes, which carry all of our genetic ...

New findings describe how the enzyme CST is recruited to the end of the telomere, where it maintains telomere length with the help of subtle chemical changes made to the protein POT1. The length of ...