An international team of researchers identifies the genetic basis and biological processes that influence cancer risk related to alterations in the number of immune cells present in blood. This is a s...
Read moreTargeting telomeres may be an effective therapeutic strategy against non-small cell lung cancer, which is responsible for much of the mortality in lung cancer patients.
Read morePatients with severe COVID-19 disease have significantly shorter telomeres, according to a study conducted by researchers at the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO) in collaboration with th...
Read moreWhy do we age? Why do we die? These questions are one of humanity’s greatest challenges. We can see it in religions, which have created different justifications for death; or the large number of ...
Read moreDiscovery of a new general pattern in biology. Comparison of telomeres of goats, dolphins, gulls, reindeer, vultures, flamingos, elephants, mice and humans reveals that species whose telomeres shorten...
Read moreIn response to a high demand from our audience curious to know more about telomeres, their conservation and tips for slowing down the aging process, we would like to use this blog entry to comment on ...
Read moreWithin the factors that contribute to telomere shortening or lengthening, stress plays an essential role. Several studies confirm that prolonged stress, even chronical, and anxiety situations affect...
Read moreThese novel telomere components are involved in the compaction of telomeric heterochromatin. TERRAs regulate the epigenetic state of telomeres by acting on the Polycomb complex
Read moreThe moment when an individual visits their doctor´s clinic for a consultation can be considered as one of most important first steps in the process of designing a preventive medicine plan. While trad...
Read moreIn 2009, Elizabeth Blackburn, Jack Szostak and Carol Greider received the Nobel Prize in Medicine for the discovery of the role of telomeres as DNA protectors and activators of the enzyme “telomeras...
Read moreMeasuring telomeres can contribute to early diagnosis of some diseases well before they are detected by more traditional lab tests or when the disease begins to manifest itself and treatment is diffic...
Read moreCNIO scientists have created mice with telomeres that are longer than those of the unmodified species, show fewer signs of molecular ageing and a have a lower incidence of cancer. Avoiding genetic man...
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