A hallmark of accelerated aging appears to be linked to an increased risk of dementia and stroke, a new study says. Photo by Adobe Stock/HealthDay News A hallmark of accelerated aging appears to be ...

Our DNA is arranged into chromosomes that carry a kind of protective shield at their ends, called telomeres. These protective ...

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Nassour lab aims to advance strategies to prevent, diagnose and treat cancer more effectivelyOut of the approximately 30 trillion cells that make up ...

Age can increase a person’s risk for several health conditions, including stroke, dementia, and late-life depression. A new study has identified an aging biomarker that is more common in people who ...

A new analysis suggests yet another potential health benefit of the Mediterranean diet. In the Nurses' Health Study, greater adherence to the Mediterranean diet was associated with greater telomere ...

Economic disadvantage leaves a biological imprint on children which could last throughout their lifetime, reducing their quality and length of life. These are the findings of a study of more than ...

Lung diseases like emphysema and pulmonary fibrosis are common among people with malfunctioning telomeres, the “caps” or ends of chromosomes. Now, researchers from Johns Hopkins say they have ...

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A hallmark of accelerated aging appears to be linked to an increased risk of dementia and stroke, a new study says. Shorter telomere length in a person's white blood cells is associated with the two ...