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- How Long Will You Live? New Test of Telomere Length Predicts Your LifespanWould you like to know how long you'll live? Scientists have developed a lifespan test, based on measuring telomere length.
- Treating Melanoma & Other Cancers with Telomerase InhibitorCancer researchers continue to close in on a telomerase inhibitor as a potential universal treatment or even cure.
- Telomeres and Aging: How Exercise Keeps Chromosomes HealthyShortened telomeres on chromosomes within cells are linked with cell aging and a shorter lifespan. The good news is exercise may help keep those telomeres healthy. Find out more about exercise, telomeres and longevity.
Aging ReversedStudies with mice show for the first time that aging and aging related diseases can be reversed by activating an enzyme that maintains the telomeres at the ends of chromosomes.- Brief Exercise May Keep Immune Cells Healthy when You're Under StressBrief exercise for short periods of time may protect the health of immune cells - as long as the exercise is vigorous. Find out more about stress, telomere length and vigorous exercise.
- Telomere Length May Predict Coronary Artery DiseaseYet one more possible predictor of coronary artery disease may be the length of telomeres.
- Universal Cancer Drug Almost on the Horizon: TIN2 MimickerCancer researchers are closing in like hawks on a way to intercept a protein disruption in cells that apparently leads to out-of-control cell division: cancer.
- Telomeres and Cancer: A New Way to Determine Cancer Risk?Telomeres are little strands of DNA at the ends of chromosomes. Can they be used to predict a person's cancer risk?
The Biology of Aging and Why Our Bodies Get OldWhy do our bodies age? The answer may lie in our chromosomes. Discover why our bodies will not last forever.- Higher Levels of Omega-3: Does it Slow Down Aging?The omega-3's found in fish oils have shown some interesting health benefits. Now, a new study shows they could slow down cell aging. Get the full story.
- Short Telomeres Are Heritable and Promote Premature Aging in MiceTelomeres are buffers that protect the integrity of chromosomes. Shortening of telomeres has been linked with aging and disease. A new study suggests that short telomeres can actually be inherited and promote a premature aging phenotype.
- Molecular Proof: Exercise Keeps You YoungMolecular Proof: Exercise Keeps You Young
- Can Drinking Lots of Tea Prolong Cell Life?An exciting new study shows that drinking three or more cups of tea each day could slow down the cell aging process. Find out the full story.
- Brooke Greenberg, Frozen in Time, May Hold Key to Cancer CureBrooke Greenberg, Frozen in Time, May Hold Key to Cancer Cure
- Stress Can Shorten Telomere Length and Age Cells PrematurelyA new study show how stress can cause premature aging of the cells in the body's immune system.
Physically Active Lifestyles Are Associated with Being Younger, Study RevealsThis study is mandatory to read. If you want to be younger read this!- Cloned Animals May Age PrematurelyA brief discussion about premature aging in cloned animals.
- What the Cure for Cancer Will BeThe cure for cancer lies in a very mysterious enzyme -- the same enzyme that anti-aging researchers believe is the key to living for hundreds of years.
- Telomeres: Keepers of Genetic CodingAre telomeres the key to the fountain of youth? They're more complicated than drinking from a mystical spring, but studies show they can prolong life.
Anti-Aging and AgletsSlow the aging process with a few simple lifestyle changes.
