When I last wrote about the research I did on aging and exercise, I focused on one of the major ways biologists can tell where a person is in the aging process: the epigenetic clock. I described a ...

UCSF scientists are reporting several studies showing that psychological stress leads to shorter telomeres – the protective caps on the ends of chromosomes that are a measure of cell age and, thus, ...

In the ongoing quest to live forever, some turn to supplements, fad diets, and weird experiments on worms. But perhaps the most well-studied part of anti-aging is the role of telomeres, the protective ...

When I last wrote about the research I did on aging and exercise (Blog #4, March 23, 2020), I focused on one of the major ways biologists can tell where a person is in the aging process: the ...

Walking is regarded to be an important form of physical activity for individuals belonging to all age groups. Several studies have linked walking with improved physical fitness and decreased risk of ...

Age can increase a person’s risk for several health conditions, including stroke, dementia, and late-life depression. A new study has identified an aging biomarker that is more common in people who ...

Scientists from Mass General Brigham explored the associations between telomere length-which decreases as a person ages or is exposed to unhealthy environments-and the risk for age-related brain ...

Scientists investigate human telomere length to elucidate aging and diseases such as cancer and neurodegenerative disorders. In normal mammalian cells, a small telomeric DNA segment is lost after each ...

It’s long been thought that our cells stop dividing as we age as a natural preventative measure against cancer. Now a new study has found an intriguing piece of evidence supporting this hypothesis in ...

People with short telomeres, as measured in white blood cells, appear to be at an increased risk for certain cancers, according to a study in the August 20 issue of the Journal of the National Cancer ...