Telomeres, the protective caps at the ends of chromosomes, are an important component of healthy aging. One study found that vitamin D supplementation helps to minimize the shortening of telomeres ...

New research suggests that vitamin D supplements may slow biological aging by protecting telomeres, the DNA caps linked to age-related disease and cellular health.

Compared with taking placebo, taking vitamin D3 supplements significantly reduced telomere shortening over four years, preventing the equivalent of nearly three years of aging compared with placebo.

Cell aging has always been an important topic in biological research, and telomere shortening is one of the key issues in cell aging studies.

New research linking telomere shortening to myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) offers substantial therapeutic implications for affected patients and MDS research.

Telomeres, protective caps at the end of chromosomes, influence aging and health. While longer telomeres may delay aging, they could also increase cancer risk.

A shorter leukocyte telomere length (LTL) is reported to be associated with age-related diseases, including osteoporosis. Many studies have tried identifying the association between LTL and ...

In a 2019 study published by the National Institutes of Health, it was hypothesized that telomere shortening could be a mechanism that linked neighborhoods and poor health outcomes.

Telomeres, tiny structures found at the ends of our chromosomes, are crucial to our understanding of aging. Could they be the secret to longer, healthier lives?

Telomere shortening is a well-characterized cellular aging mechanism, and short telomere syndromes cause age-related disease. However, whether long telomere length is advantageous is poorly underst ...

Telomeres are sections of DNA that are found at the ends of chromosomes and seem to play a role in aging.

Cell biologist and geneticist Tita de Lange's recent work, published in the journal eLife, provides the first proof that, by limiting cell division, telomeres repress cancer.