Do telomere length tests really reveal your biological age?
Rate of shortening, shape and method of testing are all important factors
Telomeres
Lots of interest currently into relationship of telomere length on aging - or vice versa.
Telomeres are a region of repetitive nucleotide sequences at the end of chromosone which reduce in length over time - therefore hinting they may be involved in the aging prcess, i.e. length reduces to zero and cell blows up (I'm simplifying slightly!)
Resources
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The Telomerase Revolution
Book written by Michael Fossel speaks about the Enzyme That Holds the Key to Human Aging and Will Lead to Longer, Healthier Lives
The Telomere Effect: A Revolutionary Approach to Living Younger, Healthier, Longer
The Telomere Effect written by Elissa Epel and Elizabeth Blackburn will make you reassess how you live your life on a day-to-day basis
Telomere Diagnostics
Company that develops DNA testing applications to measure cellular age for telomere health
Sierra Sciences
Company devoted to extend the human lifespan and health span through telomere maintenance.
SpectraCell Laboratories
Laboratories offering tests for nutritional deficiencies, cardiovascular risk and genetic testing.
Telomeres Blog Posts
22-Aug-2022
Recent News
Telomeres encode two novel signaling proteins may change our understanding of cancer and aging
Phys.org - 20-Feb-2023
Blood tests for proteins encoded by telomeres could give information of biological age and cancer
Read more...Telocyte secures new investment, taking telomerase gene therapy to the clinic in CVD and more
Longevity Technology - 03-Feb-2023
The researchers will not only focus on CVD or cellular aging but the optimal point of intervention
Read more...Researchers found a missing genetic link that helps melanoma cells defeat mortality
EurekAlert! - 10-Nov-2022
Mutations in a telomere binding protein provide a new approach to treat melanoma and other cancers
Read more...Excessive alcohol consumption may age you faster by accelerating your biological age
Interesting Engineering - 28-Jul-2022
Alcohol consumption causes telomere shortening, leading to several age-related diseases
Read more...New insight on the accumulation of senescent cells in humans
UPMC - 30-Jun-2022
Oxidative DNA damage induce rapid senescence compared with shorter telomeres from repeated cell divisions
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