Small plastic or metal bits at the end of shoelaces, known as aglets, prevent laces from unraveling and protect them from wear and tear. Similarly, chromosomes are capped by telomeres—specialized ...

A population-based study in Northern Sweden challenges assumptions about pollution and cellular aging, uncovering an unexpected signal of longer telomeres in patients with dementia that warrants ...

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 ...

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 ...