Telomeres News
Astragalus-based supplement boosts telomere length in middle-aged participants
Lifespan.io (LEAF) - 09-Oct-2024
The findings open new avenues for therapies aimed at slowing the ageing process
Read more..."Weight-adjusted waist index" is better than BMI at measuring obesity
Live Forever Club - 15-Jul-2024
Higher WWI correlates with shorter telomeres, suggesting increased health risks
Read more...New drug regenerates brainpower and muscle strength in mice
Lifespan.io (LEAF) - 24-Jun-2024
Small molecule unlocks youthful telomerase, reversing age-related decline in mice
Read more...Telo-seq precisely measures telomere length and sequence on individual chromosomes
Medical Xpress - 19-Jun-2024
It can also help personalise treatments for telomere-related diseases
Read more...Calorie restriction initially speeds up, then slows down, biological ageing
Live Forever Club - 20-May-2024
Clearly, eating less may not be a straightforward path to slowing ageing
Read more...Study reveals surprising telomere loss patterns in calorie restricted humans
Pennsylvania State University (PSU) - 17-Apr-2024
Complexities spark hope for health benefits beyond telomere length
Read more...Telomeres are different lengths than scientists previously thought
Phys.org - 11-Apr-2024
This could transform how we approach diseases linked to cell ageing
Read more...Telomere-based interventions offer promising avenues for combating ageing
Live Forever Club - 23-Feb-2024
Telomere research is in its early stages, with much to be discovered
Read more...Green neighborhoods linked to longer lives and slower ageing
The Guardian - 01-Dec-2023
Every 5% increase in green space adds 1% younger cells to your body
Read more...New mice with human-like telomeres could help us fight ageing and cancer
The Jerusalem Post - 30-Oct-2023
Model could be used to study the role of telomere length in several diseases
Read more...Regular jogging or running could help to keep cells younger and healthier
Live Forever Club - 26-Oct-2023
Jogging or running for at least 75 minutes per week linked to longer telomeres
Read more...Rejuvenation Technologies raises $10.6M to develop anti-ageing therapies
Longevity Technology - 07-Sep-2023
A single dose of mRNA therapy could rewind ageing and extend lifespan
Read more...Telos Biotech parent, Cambrian Bio, to develop robust cell therapies for treating age-related diseases
Longevity Technology - 27-Jun-2023
Novel recombinant protein to manufacture biologically fit cells by safely lengthening telomeres
Read more...Summary of Fabrizio d’Adda di Fagagna presentation at Longevity Med Summit
Live Forever Club - 18-May-2023
Telomeres become sinks of irreparable damage - antisense oligonucleotides could potentially provide a fix
Read more...Telomere length may have protective effects against dementia-provide a pathway for future research
Oxford Population Health - 22-Mar-2023
Associations between telomere length and endophenotypes could help treat neurodegenerative disease
Read more...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
Read more...Lifespan of middle-aged mice increased by a third with telomerase gene therapy
CISION PR Newswire - 19-May-2022
Treatment used proprietary CMV vector which is able to deliver multiple genes into the nucleus
Read more...Viral-vector gene therapies could unlock healthy life extension in humans
Lifespan.io (LEAF) - 12-May-2022
Lifespan of mice greatly extended even when treatment only started at the equivalent of 56 years old
Read more...Faster walking associated with longer telomeres, could improve health and lifespan
Lifespan.io (LEAF) - 11-May-2022
We know exercise keeps people healthier and this may be just one of the underlying mechanisms
Read more...New study where biological age reduces as chronological age increases
Bioviva Science - 18-Nov-2021
Evident reversal of Dementia symptoms sustained cognitive improvement
Read more...A new model enter into telomere-mediated senescence to reduce genome damage
Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News (GEN) - 10-Nov-2021
Telomeres repair can prevent senescence and genome instability
Read more...Biobank study: People with longer telomeres live 2.5 years longer
Lifespan.io (LEAF) - 13-Oct-2021
New insights into the genetic regulation of leukocyte telomere length
Read more...Activation of telomerase gene prevents aging in certain types of cells
EurekAlert! - 23-Jul-2021
DNA region: VNTR2-1 plays a role in human aging and tumorigenesis
Read more...Bigmouth buffalo fish can live up to 112 years with no signs of ageing
Lifespan.io (LEAF) - 06-May-2021
Long-living fish gives key insights on evolution history to age slower and live longer
Read more...BioViva tests experimental telomerase gene-therapy in 6 Alzheimer's patients
Biospace - 03-May-2021
Launched home test to track biological age; outcomes of unlicensed gene-therapy are yet to report
Read more...Atomic structure of human telomerase developed using cryo-electron microscopy
Phys.org - 22-Apr-2021
High resolution telomerase model revealed new protein subunits; promises new therapy for aging diseases
Read more...Body's own drug, spermidine prevents age-related pathologies
Innovation Origins - 23-Feb-2021
Spermidine supplemented mice showed anti-ageing effects by preserving telomere length
Read more...Fraility maybe a better marker for ageing than telomere length
Longevity Technology - 07-Jan-2021
Telomere length may not be an accurate indicator of lifespan & health in the elderly
Read more...Stem cells protect chromosomal ends differently than normal cells
The University of Sydney - 26-Dec-2020
Insights on this unique strategy could have breakthrough treatments for ageing and many diseases
Read more...Telomere shortening - a new milestone in cancer therapy
Medical News Today - 25-Dec-2020
Shortening telomere length in cancerous cells will prevent them from dividing
Read more...A mushroom compound that could prevent telomere shortening
NutraIngredients-USA - 14-Dec-2020
Antioxidant ergothioneine alleviates harmful effects of oxidative stress on telomere length
Read more...Study supports link between ageing, telomere length & cancer
New Atlas - 02-Dec-2020
Telomere shortening might be a protective measure to ward off cancers as we age
Read more...Oxygen therapy reversed the human age biologically
YAHOO! - 18-Nov-2020
Not as easy as taking a pill, but a stunning result on both telomeres and senescent cells
Read more...NAD precursor could prevent telomere loss
Longevity Technology - 04-Nov-2020
Restoring NAD homeostasis could help in ageing diseases with telomere dysfunction
Read more...Mechanism underlying telomere restoration in T cells discovered
Lifespan.io (LEAF) - 20-Oct-2020
Telomere transfer from APCs boosts T cells lifespan-helpful in immunosenescence
Read more...New discovery explains mechanism regulating telomere length and function
Phys.org - 13-Oct-2020
Now we can better understand processes that regulate cell survival in ageing
Read more...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...Eating junk food could make you age faster
ScienceAlert - 01-Sep-2020
Study finds link between ultra processed food and shorter telomeres
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
Lifespan.io (LEAF) - 12-Aug-2020
Study in mice revealed great progress and potential for curing fibrotic diseases in humans
Read more...Mindfulness meditation prevents shortening of telomeres
Psych Central - 27-Jul-2020
Only a small study (17 meditators) but interesting nonetheless
Read more...Telomerase activity restored in vitro and in mice
Lifespan.io (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
Read more...Human trials to test efficacy and safety of genetic introduction of telomerase
Genome Context - 23-Nov-2019
Telomeres: are we about to crack the secrets of anti-ageing
Read more...Dr. Michael Fossel interviewed by LEAF
Lifespan.io (LEAF) - 18-Nov-2019
Fossel argues for telomerase therapy over senolytics
Read more...Mice with extra-long telomeres lived longer
ScienceAlert - 21-Oct-2019
Will we be able to have a longer lifespan by lengthening our telomeres too?
Read more...Don't hurry to predict your longevity with biomarkers
The Scientist - 27-Sep-2019
Longevity results can be unproven and not ready in some aspects for being used in clinics
Read more...Telomere length linked to the nervous system
Medical Xpress - 26-Sep-2019
According to the study, shortening in the telomere length have reflected in our brain structure
Read more...Michael West examines how to safely revive telomerase
Lifespan.io (LEAF) - 12-Sep-2019
It powers foetal development and telomere length, but also cancers
Read more...Leukocyte telomere length found to be linked to DNA methylation (DNAm)
News Medical - 02-Sep-2019
Yet more evidence that hallmarks of ageing are inter-related, not standalone actions
Read more...Pluripotency and telomeres, butterfly effect discovered
ScienceDaily - 20-Aug-2019
Pluripotent cells are like a black box, but they can open new doors for regenerative medicine
Read more...Longer telomeres linked to reduced risk of psychiatric problems in men
Oxford University Press - 05-Jun-2019
But telomere length is not linked to overall multimorbidity
Read more...Telomerase therapy for neurodegeneration
Lifespan.io (LEAF) - 04-Jun-2019
Telomerase gene therapy may be a potential solution for age-related neurodegenerative diseases
Read more...Direct oxidative stress on telomeres leads to faster cellular ageing
News Medical - 14-May-2019
Prevents uncontrolled cell division in cancer cells
Read more...Environmental pollutants in household items can affect ageing
INVERSE - 02-May-2019
Reduces length of telomeres and alters mitochondrial DNA levels in cells
Read more...New telomeres lengthening treatment - space flight!
Independent - 11-Apr-2019
Unfortunately the effect disappears after returning to Earth
Read more...Exercise lengthens telomeres (slows aging)
NHS - 29-Nov-2018
Endurance and interval training groups saw telomeres increase by over 3%.
Read more...2018 Telomere Length Update by Liz Parrish
Bioviva Science - 24-Sep-2018
A case of muscular and cellular rejuvenation thanks to myostatin and telomerase therapies
Read more...Telomerase Gene Therapy Does Not Increase Cancer Risk
Lifespan.io (LEAF) - 27-Aug-2018
New research proves telomerase therapy's safety by making its effects within the cell temporary
Read more...Telomere loop structure more important than length
Medical Xpress - 20-Jul-2018
Telomere structure rather than length may be the key to prevent aging
Read more...Telomeres Do Not Translate Into A Younger Biologic Age
Institute For Aging Research - 31-Jan-2018
Read more...Prenatal pollution exposure linked to decreased telomere length
2 Minute Medicine - 25-Oct-2017
Read more...Direct correlation between telomere length and heart failure found
Medical Xpress - 07-Sep-2017
Read more...Josh Mitteldorf argues against long telomeres causing cancer
Josh Mitteldorf Blog - 23-Aug-2017
Read more...Research holds Promise for Future Clinical Therapies to Slow Aging
Next Big Future - 01-Aug-2017
Read more...Scientists Discover Master Regulator of Cellular Aging
Scripps Research Institute - 12-Jan-2017
Read more...Telomeres naturally shorten each time DNA is copied in preparation for cell division
Kurzweil Network - 13-Nov-2015
Read more...Telomere extension turns back aging clock in cultured human cells
Stanford University - 22-Jan-2015
Read more...Telomerase “off” switch discovered; stops cells dividing indefinitely
Salk Institute - 19-Sep-2014
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