Telomeres are often described as the protective caps of our chromosomes. Over time, telomeres get shorter, and this shortening has been linked to aging, infertility, and heart disease. For years, the ...

A new study links telomere length genetics to IPF risk, showing how rare variants and polygenic scores may guide future screening and precision care. In this interview, the study’s lead author, David ...

When I last wrote about the research I did on aging and exercise, I focused on one of the major ways biologists can tell where a person is in the aging process: the epigenetic clock. I described a ...

Tumors are stressful places for cancer-fighting immune cells. Low oxygen, high acid levels, and other stressors put strain on mitochondria, the cell’s energy factories, leading to T cell exhaustion ...

* Vitamin D3 reduced telomere attrition by 140 base pairs over 4 years * Omega-3 fatty acids showed no significant effect on telomere length * The study supports //vitamin D3's anti-aging role in ...

A study found that daily vitamin D supplements helped slow telomere shortening—the cellular process linked to aging and disease. Researchers believe its anti-inflammatory effects may protect DNA.

Transposons, or "jumping genes" – DNA segments that can move from one part of the genome to another – are key to bacterial evolution and the development of antibiotic resistance. Cornell University ...

Transposons are critical drivers of bacterial evolution that have been studied for many decades and have been the subject of Nobel Prize winning research. Now, researchers from Cornell University have ...