For the study, to be highly active, women had to engage in 30 minutes of jogging per day and 40 minutes for men, five days a ...

New research reveals that telomere shortening varies among premature aging disorders, challenging the belief that it’s a ...

Each time a cell divides, a small section of each chromosome's protective cap—the telomere—is worn away. Most cells use an enzyme called telomerase to help mitigate this loss, but 10% to 15% of ...

Psilocybin has slowed down the aging process in cells and mice. It may be able to scale up to humans and help slow diseases ...

A new paper describes how scientists used the tool to identify an important role for TRIM24 in mediating telomere repair after cells divide.

Nearly every cell in our bodies contains chromosomes, responsible for carrying the DNA that makes us who we are. Telomeres, ...

A new report from the VITAL study—a large, long-term randomized clinical trial—has found that taking vitamin D supplements ...