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
Sierra Sciences
- Company devoted to extend the human lifespan and health span through telomere maintenance.
TeloYears
- Finger prick blood DNA test provides your Average Telomere Length (ATL)
Life Length
- Provides telomere testing and diagnostics
SpectraCell Laboratories
- Laboratories offering tests for nutritional deficiencies, cardiovascular risk and genetic testing.
The Telomere Effect: A Revolutionary Approach to Living Younger, Healthier, Longer
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Recent News
New technique to measure individual telomere lengths in 3 hours
Phys.org - 25-Sep-2020
Not just average length that is important, so full profile provides more clinical uses
Read more...Telomerase gene therapy prevents age-related lung fibrosis in mice
Pulmonary Fibrosis News - 19-Aug-2020
Could pave way for preventing the disease in humans and improve healthspan
Read more...A step closer to reversing pulmonary fibrosis via telomerase gene therapy
Life Extension Advocacy Foundation (LEAF) - 12-Aug-2020
Study in mice revealed great progress and potential for curing fibrotic diseases in humans
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