Shorter telomeres are linked to higher risks of stroke, dementia, and depression, but lifestyle factors may help counteract ...

she noticed that cells do not tolerate the presence of unprotected chromosome ends, and that broken ends are quickly fused together by the DNA repair machinery. McClintock also saw that telomeres ...

People with shorter protective caps at the end of their chromosomes (called telomeres) may be more likely to develop ...

10–50 nanogram > 72 hours Quantifies telomere length in each chromosome Cannot be used in samples with damaged subtelomeric regions Single telomere absolute-length rapid (STAR) assay < 1 nanogram < 3 ...

But a new study finds that, despite this apparent rebirth, younger forests may not offer those birds the same quality of ...

Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Telomeres, the protective caps at the ends of our chromosomes, act much like the plastic tips of shoelaces, preventing our DNA from fraying ...

The telomeres, or chromosome tips, of human somatic cells shrink with each cell division. In germline cells such as sperm and in malignant cells, chromosome length is maintained by telomerase, an ...

Chromosomes, which carry all of our genetic instructions, must be copied in a complete way during cell division. Telomeres, ...

The targeting of telomeres offers promise for new cancer therapies, which can be aimed at disrupting the mechanisms that ...

In cells from these mice, telomeres shortened rapidly, but cells did not go through senescence. Instead, most cells reached the chromosome crisis stage, at which point most underwent apoptosis.

New data suggest venetoclax may offset the negative prognostic impact of short telomeres in patients with chronic lymphocytic ...