I published this in response to a blog touting the benefits of salivary testing from a company called TeloMe. I will use the same phrase I did when comparing the efficacy of other telomerase activators to TA-65. It went like this, “How much will people spend on something worthless to “save money”? Answer: About a …
There are more and more questions about telomeres on the net these days. One appeared recently asking what happens when an 82 year old women dies of respiratory failure from the standpoint of her telomeres. The answer is long and complex but it does take you through the very basics of aging. So if you …
I have been seeing this headline circulating a lot lately – “Telomeres are the new cholesterol”. I actually know where it came from and the people who are responsible for its creation and circulation. These people are very smart and well meaning. But in their attempts to educate the public as to the very real …
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