Five-year NIH-funded study will examine how early-life factors such as growth patterns and exposure to air pollution affect ...

Aging affects everybody, so it’s easy to understand why so much scientific attention is focused on studying it. Scientists in Canada now claim to have found that telomeres play a different role in ...

Shorter leukocyte telomere length may serve as a useful biomarker for identifying patients at increased risk of developing pSS.

Like the plastic tip at the end of a shoelace, telomeres are stretches of DNA that cap the ends of chromosomes. Each time a cell divides, telomeres get shorter — a process that is part of natural ...

Given the uncertainty and risk of wrong interpretation, should you have your telomeres measured? Maybe, if the results motivate healthy lifestyle changes. For now, a surer bet for healthy aging would ...

Vitamin D is a real powerhouse. New research suggests this vitamin supports healthy aging, along with your immune system and ...

Patients with severe COVID-19 disease have significantly shorter telomeres, according to a new study. Researchers postulate that telomere shortening as a consequence of the viral infection impedes ...

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 ...

MENLO PARK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today marks the launch of TeloYears, a new genetic test that reveals the cellular age encoded in a person’s DNA. Now available from the company founded by the ...