One of the first studies to examine telomere length (TL) in childhood finds that the initial setting of TL during prenatal development and in the first years of life may determine one's TL throughout ...

Over-the-counter tests with claims to measure your biological age may be inaccurate. It is has long been believed that measuring the length of your telomeres can provide an insight into your ...

Stay younger, longer. Great idea. But direct-to-consumer test kits that promise to gauge a person’s biological age by analyzing a drop of blood are not worth the $100 or so investment, says oncologist ...

Given the uncertainty and risk of wrong interpretation, should you have your telomeres measured? Maybe, if the results motivate healthy lifestyle changes. For now, a surer bet for healthy aging would ...

A Georgetown University professor is continuing novel research on the impact of DNA patterns on breast cancer. Zheng’s most recent research, published in September 2024, shows a new method of telomere ...

In order to more fully understand associations between psychological stress and health, it is helpful for researchers to identify "psychobiomarkers," or biological measures that are regulated in part ...

Measuring telomere length can provide valuable insights into an individual’s biological age and age-related diseases. The telomere length aging clocks platform utilizes advanced laboratory techniques, ...

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (WTVD) -- An East Chapel Hill High School student's work is on its way to the International Space Station. Pristine Onuoha developed an experiment to measure telomeres--sections of ...

Telomeres are repetitive sequences of DNA that can be found at the ends of chromosomes, where they form a kind of protective cap. Telomeres get shorter every time a cell divides, and they are thought ...

Telomeres are protective caps on DNA that shorten as we grow older. Now, one of the first studies to examine telomere length (TL) in childhood finds that the initial setting of TL during prenatal ...