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
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
Telomerase activity restored in vitro and in mice
Life Extension Advocacy Foundation (LEAF) - 27-Apr-2020
Potential to support new therapies for dyskeratosis congenita, other age-related diseases
Read more...Discovery of molecules allowing telomere restoration
New Atlas - 26-Apr-2020
Demonstrated in mice, study paves way for treating ageing-related diseases
Read more...Rapamycin decreased survival and longevity in mice with short telomeres
Phys.org - 03-Mar-2020
mTOR, a pro-survival pathway for shorter telomeres and inhibition is deleterious
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