Telomere
Telomere: region of repetitive nucleotide sequences at each end of a chromosome. Protects the end of the chromosome from deterioration or fusion with neighboring chromosomes.
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SEP 15, 2019Immunology
SEP 15, 2019New research shows a transcriptase that helps time cell death varies in expression, and is unusually localized, in cancer cells. The transcriptase, T...WRITTEN BY: Amanda MikyskaAUG 29, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
AUG 29, 2019"I like to call it 'the Chernobyl effect' -- you've turned the reactor on and now you can't turn it off," said senior author Bennett Van Houten, Ph.D....WRITTEN BY: Carmen LeitchAUG 21, 2019Genetics & Genomics
AUG 21, 2019Scientists have long wanted to harness the regenerative power of pluripotent stem cells....WRITTEN BY: Carmen LeitchJUL 24, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
JUL 24, 2019Simple cell functions like division or metabolism can lead to DNA damage, which can also occur because of normal exposure to the sun or noxious agents....WRITTEN BY: Carmen LeitchMAY 15, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
MAY 15, 2019In doctors' first year of training as interns, they work very long hours in a demanding environments. It has a biological impact....WRITTEN BY: Carmen LeitchAPR 17, 2019Genetics & Genomics
APR 17, 2019Identical twins offer scientists a unique way to look at the effects of the environment on human health....WRITTEN BY: Carmen LeitchMAR 24, 2019Genetics & Genomics
MAR 24, 2019A team of researchers wanted to know more about how aging and raising offspring are related, and looked to the Seychelles warbler....WRITTEN BY: Carmen LeitchNOV 24, 2018Videos
NOV 24, 2018Some bats can live for up to 41 years, and many have a very healthy life....WRITTEN BY: Carmen LeitchJUL 01, 2018Videos
JUL 01, 2018Stress isn’t just an emotion; it is a hardwired, physical response that travels throughout your entire body. Short-term stress can be advantag...WRITTEN BY: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 01, 2018Cancer
MAY 01, 2018Telomeres are shortened with each cell division except when telomerase is present; cancer cells restore telomerase activity to keep their telomeres from shortening and the cell from dying....WRITTEN BY: Mauri BrueggemanAPR 24, 2018Genetics & Genomics
APR 24, 2018When most people think about DNA, they think of the familiar double helix shape. But now researchers have found a different kind of structure in DNA in live cells....WRITTEN BY: Carmen LeitchMAR 28, 2018Videos
MAR 28, 2018Astronaut Scott Kelly and his identical twin Mark participated in NASA's twin study to assess what effect space travel had on the body. Indeed, going to sp...WRITTEN BY: Carmen LeitchJAN 26, 2018Earth & The Environment
JAN 26, 2018Ever heard of telomeres? Reach way back to your high school biology class and remember that telomeres are special parts of DNA that let chromosomes be copi...WRITTEN BY: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 09, 2018Health & Medicine
JAN 09, 2018Eat right. Get regular exercise. Don't smoke, don't use drugs and avoid stress. These pieces of advice are the mantras of most health professionals...WRITTEN BY: Brenda Kelley KimJAN 02, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
JAN 02, 2018Summary of key areas of anti-aging research for health and disease management...WRITTEN BY: Courtney SchaalNOV 16, 2017Cancer
NOV 16, 2017By targeting the endcaps of cancer cell chromosomes, researchers may have landed on a promising new therapy to treat the notoriously lethal brain cancer kn...WRITTEN BY: Xuan PhamOCT 29, 2017Genetics & Genomics
OCT 29, 2017Over the past year, findings from a Twin Study by NASA have been revealed....WRITTEN BY: Carmen LeitchAUG 14, 2017Videos
AUG 14, 2017Did you ever dream of being an astronaut as a kid? Perhaps you had visions of yourself in a rocket ship or walking on the moon or even being the first to t...WRITTEN BY: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUL 31, 2017Cardiology
JUL 31, 2017Most other current research on progeria, a rare and fatal genetic aging condition, revolves around genetics, but John P. Cooke, MD, PhD, from the Houston M...WRITTEN BY: Kara MarkerJUL 21, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
JUL 21, 2017The negative effects of losing a dad - for any reason - can be seen on the cellular level, researchers have found....WRITTEN BY: Carmen LeitchJUN 24, 2017Videos
JUN 24, 2017Ommmmm........ommm.....ommmm....Am I relaxed yet? Remember to put green beans on the grocery list. Oh, and pick up the dry cleaning. Stop thinking thoughts...WRITTEN BY: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 12, 2017Health & Medicine
APR 12, 2017Transforming simple skin cells into semi-stem cells that can become blood vessel cells or red blood cells is a new alternative to creating pluripotent stem...WRITTEN BY: Kara MarkerAPR 11, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
APR 11, 2017Researchers have linked maternal stress to premature aging and an increased risk of diseases related to aging. The molecular link is through telomeres, which help maintain chromosomes....WRITTEN BY: Carmen LeitchFEB 16, 2017Space & Astronomy
FEB 16, 2017NASA is very interested in learning exactly how long term space missions affect the human body, and thanks to the experiment involving the Kelly twins, Mar...WRITTEN BY: Anthony Bouchard
SEP 15, 2019
Immunology
SEP 15, 2019
New research shows a transcriptase that helps time cell death varies in expression, and is unusually localized, in cancer cells. The transcriptase, T...
WRITTEN BY:
Amanda Mikyska
AUG 29, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
AUG 29, 2019
"I like to call it 'the Chernobyl effect' -- you've turned the reactor on and now you can't turn it off," said senior author Bennett Van Houten, Ph.D....
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 21, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
AUG 21, 2019
Scientists have long wanted to harness the regenerative power of pluripotent stem cells....
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 24, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
JUL 24, 2019
Simple cell functions like division or metabolism can lead to DNA damage, which can also occur because of normal exposure to the sun or noxious agents....
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 15, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
MAY 15, 2019
In doctors' first year of training as interns, they work very long hours in a demanding environments. It has a biological impact....
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
APR 17, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
APR 17, 2019
Identical twins offer scientists a unique way to look at the effects of the environment on human health....
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 24, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
MAR 24, 2019
A team of researchers wanted to know more about how aging and raising offspring are related, and looked to the Seychelles warbler....
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 24, 2018
Videos
NOV 24, 2018
Some bats can live for up to 41 years, and many have a very healthy life....
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 01, 2018
Videos
JUL 01, 2018
Stress isn’t just an emotion; it is a hardwired, physical response that travels throughout your entire body. Short-term stress can be advantag...
WRITTEN BY:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 01, 2018
Cancer
MAY 01, 2018
Telomeres are shortened with each cell division except when telomerase is present; cancer cells restore telomerase activity to keep their telomeres from shortening and the cell from dying....
WRITTEN BY:
Mauri Brueggeman
APR 24, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
APR 24, 2018
When most people think about DNA, they think of the familiar double helix shape. But now researchers have found a different kind of structure in DNA in live cells....
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 28, 2018
Videos
MAR 28, 2018
Astronaut Scott Kelly and his identical twin Mark participated in NASA's twin study to assess what effect space travel had on the body. Indeed, going to sp...
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 26, 2018
Earth & The Environment
JAN 26, 2018
Ever heard of telomeres? Reach way back to your high school biology class and remember that telomeres are special parts of DNA that let chromosomes be copi...
WRITTEN BY:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 09, 2018
Health & Medicine
JAN 09, 2018
Eat right. Get regular exercise. Don't smoke, don't use drugs and avoid stress. These pieces of advice are the mantras of most health professionals...
WRITTEN BY:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JAN 02, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
JAN 02, 2018
Summary of key areas of anti-aging research for health and disease management...
WRITTEN BY:
Courtney Schaal
NOV 16, 2017
Cancer
NOV 16, 2017
By targeting the endcaps of cancer cell chromosomes, researchers may have landed on a promising new therapy to treat the notoriously lethal brain cancer kn...
WRITTEN BY:
Xuan Pham
OCT 29, 2017
Genetics & Genomics
OCT 29, 2017
Over the past year, findings from a Twin Study by NASA have been revealed....
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 14, 2017
Videos
AUG 14, 2017
Did you ever dream of being an astronaut as a kid? Perhaps you had visions of yourself in a rocket ship or walking on the moon or even being the first to t...
WRITTEN BY:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUL 31, 2017
Cardiology
JUL 31, 2017
Most other current research on progeria, a rare and fatal genetic aging condition, revolves around genetics, but John P. Cooke, MD, PhD, from the Houston M...
WRITTEN BY:
Kara Marker
JUL 21, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
JUL 21, 2017
The negative effects of losing a dad - for any reason - can be seen on the cellular level, researchers have found....
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 24, 2017
Videos
JUN 24, 2017
Ommmmm........ommm.....ommmm....Am I relaxed yet? Remember to put green beans on the grocery list. Oh, and pick up the dry cleaning. Stop thinking thoughts...
WRITTEN BY:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 12, 2017
Health & Medicine
APR 12, 2017
Transforming simple skin cells into semi-stem cells that can become blood vessel cells or red blood cells is a new alternative to creating pluripotent stem...
WRITTEN BY:
Kara Marker
APR 11, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
APR 11, 2017
Researchers have linked maternal stress to premature aging and an increased risk of diseases related to aging. The molecular link is through telomeres, which help maintain chromosomes....
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 16, 2017
Space & Astronomy
FEB 16, 2017
NASA is very interested in learning exactly how long term space missions affect the human body, and thanks to the experiment involving the Kelly twins, Mar...
WRITTEN BY:
Anthony Bouchard