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Blocking telomerase increases cancer cells' sensitivity to radiation treatment

News - 2 Dec 2011

Shortening end caps on chromosomes in human cervical cancer cells disrupts DNA repair signaling, increases the cells' sensitivity to radiation treatment and kills them more quickly, according to a...

Researchers unveil protection mechanism of telomeres from DNA repair

News - 9 Sep 2010

In the latest issue of the journal Nature, Miguel Godinho Ferreira, Principal Investigator at the Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência (IGC) in Portugal, lead a team of researchers to shed light on a...

UCSF research shows brief exercise buffers the effects of stress-induced cell aging

News - 27 May 2010

Exercise can buffer the effects of stress-induced cell aging, according to new research from UCSF that revealed actual benefits of physical activity at the cellular level.

Researchers find link between telomeres and longevity

News - 12 Nov 2009

A team led by researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University has found a clear link between living to 100 and inheriting a hyperactive version of an enzyme that rebuilds...

Telomeres - the indicators of aging - are highly susceptible to stress and depression

News - 22 Feb 2012

Stress has numerous detrimental effects on the human body. Many of these effects are acutely felt by the sufferer, but many more go 'unseen', one of which is shortening of telomere length.

Omega-3 fatty acids may protect against cellular aging in coronary heart disease patients

News - 20 Jan 2010

Patients with coronary heart disease who had higher omega-3 fatty acid blood levels had an associated lower rate of shortening of telomere length, a chromosome marker of biological aging, raising the...

Evidence that abnormally short telomeres play a role in the early development of cancer

News - 27 May 2004

Scientists at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center say they have evidence that abnormally short telomeres - the end-caps on chromosomes that normally preserve genetic integrity -appear to play a...

DNA "end-caps" length linked to diabetes risk: New role for short telomeres

News - 24 Mar 2011

New evidence has emerged from studies in mice that short telomeres or “caps” at the ends of chromosomes may predispose people to age-related diabetes, according to Johns Hopkins scientists.

Long telomeres in non-demented adults and seniors associated with poorer memory: Researchers

News - 26 Apr 2010

A team of collaborating researchers from the Swedish universities of Umeå, Stockholm, and Linköping is now publishing data showing that long telomeres in non-demented adults and seniors can be...

Short telomeres may increase risk of emphysema

News - 15 Jul 2011

Telomeres, the body's own cellular clocks, may be a crucial factor underlying the development of emphysema, according to research from Johns Hopkins University.

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