Telomeres In The News: “Recent Headlines”   Science Daily, March 27, 2013. Short telomeres are not only a marker for higher risk of disease and mortality, but are a likely underlying cause of several age related diseases—including heart disease and various cancers. The team measured telomere lengths in over 48,000 individuals and identified seven …

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  Telomerase and Cancer (and Other Diseases)   Linking Telomeres and Disease Patients with shorter leukocyte telomeres had a 3-fold higher mortality rate from heart disease and a 8.5-fold higher mortality rate from infectious diseases. (Cawthorne, Lancet, 2003). Another study showed that younger individuals with shorter telomeres had a 2.8-3.2 fold higher risk of premature myocardial infarction …

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  Telomeres 202: “The Miracle Enzyme of Telomerase”   The Science of Telomeres Telomeres were first discovered in 1973 by Alexey Olovnikov. Telomeres and telomerase are relatively new, important and dynamic areas of aging science. Telomeres are the structures (caps) at the end of chromosomes which ensure their stability during the process of cellular replication. Telomerase is …

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    Telomeres are sections of DNA at the ends of each chromosome that serve as protective caps to your genetic material. Every time a cell replicates, its telomeres become shorter. Shorter telomeres imply a shorter life span for a cell. Click to read on to Part 3- Telomeres 202   Personal Telomeromics: “Can You …

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