Shorter leukocyte telomere length may serve as a useful biomarker for identifying patients at increased risk of developing pSS.

Scientists have long tried to unlock the secrets to helping people live longer at the cellular level, where aging occurs because of the gradual shortening of protective caps called telomeres at the ...

It sounds nuts, but one snack may help you live longer. Telomeres — the caps at the ends of your chromosomes — get shorter as you age, and that shortening can contribute to age-related diseases like ...

For about two-thirds of Americans, coffee is a daily ritual and a social habit. Beyond helping us feel awake, however, new ...

Share on Pinterest Vitamin D supplements may impact telomere length and help slow down aging, according to new research. Bowery Image Group Inc./Stocksy Telomeres, the protective caps at the ends of ...

Tumors are stressful places for cancer-fighting immune cells. Low oxygen, high acid levels, and other stressors put strain on mitochondria, the cell’s energy factories, leading to T cell exhaustion ...

Transposons are critical drivers of bacterial evolution that have been studied for many decades and have been the subject of Nobel Prize winning research. Now, researchers from Cornell University have ...

Share on Pinterest New research finds certain diseases may be more common in people with a biomarker of aging but not in those with healthy lifestyles. Ivan Gener/Stocksy Age can increase a person’s ...