Violence at home can 'scar' children's DNA
Family disruption such as domestic violence can shorten telomeres, the caps on the end of chromosomes, a study from Tulane University, US, has found...
Protective DNA-protein structure at the ends of linear chromosomes. In most tissues, telomeres shorten every time a cell divides and copies its genetic information.
Family disruption such as domestic violence can shorten telomeres, the caps on the end of chromosomes, a study from Tulane University, US, has found...
by James Brooks
Blood tests of a woman who lived to 115 have revealed that when she died the majority of the white blood cells in her body originated from just two stem cells...
Children from poor backgrounds who have an unstable family life have shorter telomeres - the tips of chromosomes that prevent damage - according to a small study...
The 2013 Schrödinger Lecture at Imperial College London was delivered by Dr Elizabeth Blackburn, an Australian-American biologist based in California...
Men who are unemployed for more than two years show genetic ageing at an accelerated rate...
Severe depression speeds up the ageing process of our cells, researchers have found...
A US study proclaiming the health benefits of stress management, gentle exercise and a 'plant-based' diet grabbed the attention of the world's media last week, but what was novel about the findings, and are the life-extending claims justified?...
Switching to a healthier lifestyle may reverse the signs of ageing at the genetic level in men with low-risk prostate cancer, a small study has found....
Dara O'Briain's Science Club explores time from many different angles, looking at diverse areas from aerodynamic engineering to tissue engineering...
by Dr Greg Ball
Genes that influence the so-called 'biological age' of cells may also influence susceptibility to many age-related diseases...
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