After a finite number of divisions, cells simply give up. As each round of replication trims their telomeres—the protective ...

A day in the life of DNA can be rough. It gets yanked across a dividing cell, zapped by radiation, and assaulted by chemicals. Luckily, cells have developed a complex set of repair mechanisms to ...

After a finite number of divisions, cells simply give up. As each round of replication trims their telomeres-the protective ...

I became more interested in genetics and DNA when I learned about my own genetic mutation, MTHFR, and how it can play a role in folate deficiency and my own health issues. Writing a medical book for ...

Scientists have long tried to unlock the secrets to helping people live longer at the cellular level, where aging occurs because of the gradual shortening of protective caps called telomeres at the ...

New research linking telomere shortening to myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) offers substantial therapeutic implications for affected patients and MDS research. In a previous study, the current authors ...

Studying telomeres, the structures that protect the ends of chromosomes, has become a key issue in biology. In recent years, not only has their relation to ageing been confirmed; defective telomeres ...

Life Extension launches Biological Aging Defense, a once-daily formula shown to help preserve telomere length and DNA methylation age ...