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 ...

A groundbreaking study has revealed that your mom and dad’s DNA don’t just pass on telomere length, they actively reshape it in the first days of life, influencing how we age and our risk of ...

The University of Wisconsin’s Lim Lab has identified the cause of chromosome instability associated with a range of genetic ...

The pursuit of wellness has often taken a piecemeal approach. Perhaps a more productive and efficient strategy would be to ...

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 ...

Leicester, UK - The future risk of coronary heart disease events in middle-aged, high-risk men is correlated with the length of telomeres (the extreme ends of chromosomal DNA that shorten with age) in ...

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 ...

The length of the 'caps' of DNA that protect the tips of chromosomes may predict cancer risk and be a potential target for future therapeutics. Longer-than-expected telomeres -- which are composed of ...

Over-the-counter tests with claims to measure your biological age may be inaccurate. It is has long been believed that measuring the length of your telomeres can provide an insight into your ...

Protective caps known as telomeres that help to preserve the integrity of chromosomes can also predict lifespan in young zebra finches (Taeniopygia guttata), researchers have found. Telomeres are ...