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RevGenetics Telomerase Science, Telomeres, News And Articles. Click here to read some of the telomere-based news and interesting articles we have published on telomeres and telomerase over the years.
Best Tips to Help Maintain Telomere Length
How to Maintain Telomere Length? Telomeres inform doctors about how the cells in their patients are aging. Under ideal circumstances, they will be strong... Read the full story on the article »
TA-65 Lengthens Telomeres in Humans
TA-65 LENGTHENS TELOMERES IN HUMANS There have been several research papers that demonstrate how TA-65 can increase telomerase activity. Some of these... Read the full story on the article »
Human Telomere Length Predicts Longevity – Year End Review By Elizabeth Blackburn
HUMAN TELOMERE LENGTH PREDICTS LONGEVITY The Highly Technical Blackburn Review Has Been Summarized In Layman's Terms For Us Mere Mortals, by Hector... Read the full story on the article »
Anomalies within Human Cells, are Controlled by Molecular Timers?
MOLECULAR TIMERS CONTROL ANOMALY RATES WITHIN HUMAN CELLS. Throughout a lifetime, every group of cells is thought to acquire molecular timers anomalies within... Read the full story on the article »
Resveratrol And Curcumin Synergy, Kills Cigarette Smoke Induced Cancer Better
WHEN ONE PLUS ONE IS MORE THAN TWO, RESVERATROL AND CURCUMIN SYNERGY. It may seem to the general public that in recent years the rave among the... Read the full story on the article »
Resveratrol’s Sirt1 Makes More Telomerase
RESVERATROL MAKES MORE TELOMERASe Background on DNA: Resveratrol: Since the discovery of DNA as the genetic material of all living organisms, fundamental... Read the full story on the article »
The Hallmarks of Aging & Interventions
The Hallmarks of Aging & Interventions RevGenetics has been working diligently on addressing different aspects of aging. While others developed their... Read the full story on the article »
Is Duchenne muscular dystrophy affected by Telomerase?
Is Duchenne muscular dystrophy affected by Telomerase? Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a common inherited disorder that causes progressive muscle... Read the full story on the article »
Soda linked to Shorter Telomeres
WHAT EFFECT DO SHORTER TELOMERES HAVE ON HEALTH? There are a number of studies that have linked chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease to shorter... Read the full story on the article »
Sleep affects your Telomere Length
Telomere Length: Many studies have established that stress in your body can lead to a depletion of your immune cells. Unfortunately, our bodies must endure... Read the full story on the article »
Women live longer than Men, Telomere Length May Explain Why.
WOMEN LIVE LONGER THAN MEN; WHY? This is a well-known fact that women hold longer telomere lengths than men worldwide. [1] Why do women live longer... Read the full story on the article »
Telomeres, Stem Cells And Cancer
Telomeres Stem Cells and Cancer, Oh My! The field of telomere biology is ever expanding, and periodically it is a good idea to review our state of knowledge in... Read the full story on the article »
Elizabeth Blackburn – The relationship between estrogen and telomere length
In a telomere study in the month of October, a research group that included Elizabeth Blackburn (last year’s Nobel Laureate for Medicine)... Read the full story on the article »
Telomerase and Age-related Macular Degeneration.
Injury to our retinal pigment epithelium by oxidative damage during old age can lead to Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD). AMD is not something to be... Read the full story on the article »
Rita Effros – Telomerase and a strong immunity
Telomerase and a strong immunity. In the year 2025 it is projected that there will be more than 1 billion people over the age of 60 in the world. This is an... Read the full story on the article »
Type 2 Diabetes Link With Telomeres
Another interesting November research article recently published deals with the shortening of telomeres as the missing link between aging and type 2 diabetes... Read the full story on the article »
Telomere Research- Renewing Aging Organs With Telomerase
This New Year has begun with amazing news on telomere research. A research group from Harvard led by Dr. Ronald DePinho has directly demonstrated in... Read the full story on the article »
Caffeine Shortens Telomeres, But Alcohol Lengthens Them
Psychological stress can cause human telomeres to shorten. It has been well documented that psychological stress can cause human telomeres to shorten (Nature,... Read the full story on the article »
When Telomeres reach their Critical Length
In the early 1990’s it was discovered that the reason human cells become “old” and are unable to continue growing like they do when... Read the full story on the article »
Does Resveratrol Have Any Chance Against Progeria?
Biologists agree that three main components of aging include a biological component (the genes of the organism), lifestyle (diet, smoking, exercise, etc.), and... Read the full story on the article »
Maria Blasco’s Telomere Study On Mice
Over a decade ago in a landmark paper it was demonstrated that if you add an extra copy of a gene required for telomerase activity, the human cells... Read the full story on the article »
Alzheimers and 58 Resveratrol Trials
Currently, 58 human trials have been proposed to the National Institute of Health (NIH) involving resveratrol. Many of those studies are either ongoing,... Read the full story on the article »
New Cancer And Telomere Science Articles
New Cancer And Telomere Science Articles Released In the journal “Frontiers in Oncology”, a series of articles reviewed over the year were... Read the full story on the article »
Telomeres Stress and Aging
The importance of telomeres and aging cannot be emphasized enough. Telomeres, the regions at the ends of chromosomes that shorten as we age, are a clear... Read the full story on the article »
Turtle Telomeres
Turtle Telomeres Study: Basic research on turtle telomeres remains the cornerstone of scientific advances. Nearly forty years ago, marked the beginning of... Read the full story on the article »
Longer Telomeres Associated With Endurance Exercise
Longer Telomeres Associated With Endurance Exercise The health benefits of rigorous exercise have been very well documented. However, extreme exercise has... Read the full story on the article »
Telomeres and Muscular Dystrophy
Telomeres and Muscular Dystrophy? Telomeres Study: Duchenne muscular dystrophy, or DMD, is a disease caused by a defective dystrophin gene needed for proper... Read the full story on the article »
Bipolar Disorder’s Link To Telomere Length
Bipolar Disorder Is Bad For Telomeres Telomere shortening in the cells of our blood (a.k.a., our immune cells) from patients suffering from chronic stress,... Read the full story on the article »
Lifespan Extended Up to 24% With Single Telomerase Treatment
Telomerase treatment in a lab extends lifespan: Director, Molecular Oncology Programme, Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO) In May 15th, the Journal... Read the full story on the article »
Angelina Jolie And The BRCA1 Gene
In recent days news about Angelina Jolie’s double mastectomy have put BRCA1 gene, the gene associated with a high risk of breast cancer, back into... Read the full story on the article »
Suzanne Somers And TA-65 In Breakthrough Book
Suzanne Somers And TA-65 In Breakthrough Book: TA-65: In May, Suzanne Somers published a brand new book that brings together twelve different medical... Read the full story on the article »
How Radiation And Telomere Damage Can Shut Down Cells
Telomere Damage: When cells become old and are unable to divide they are termed cellular senescent. The regions at the ends of DNA called the telomeres... Read the full story on the article »