Cellular Science
Cellular Science
Are You Neurotic? Be Careful!
Ok you’ve seen me beat up on the QPCR as a tool for accurate assessment of telomere length in the recent Ornish study. To my mind that was…
Great stuff about Telomeres in the news this week
You may have already heard about the follow up to the original Dean Ornish/Liz Blackburn study done 5 years ago. If you missed the boat this Southern California…
The Immortality Edge- wrong then but right now!?
I recently heard one of the most amusing criticisms of my work and our book “The Immortality Edge” A dear friend of mine who finally after 3 years…
Statins and Human Aging- Big Pharma Jumps on Board?
A recent study out of Italy links statin drugs to increased telomerase activity and slower shortening of telomeres. If you read my blogs you know this is not…
TA-65, Telomeres and Cancer, Yet Again
I am not sure how many times I’ve said that longer telomeres protect against cancer. Probably almost as many times as I’ve had to refute someone saying “telomerase…
Sirtuins, Resveratrol and Human Longevity
There are some serious issues with the way resveratrol is being marketed. A few years ago it was touted as a telomerase inhibitor and NOT to be taken…
Telomeres and longevity – questions from readers
The following questions were sent in concerning telomeres, telomerase, TA-65 and the Life Length assay as offered in the U. S. by adltests.com. Question 1: Is the database…
Stem cells, telomerase and Immortality
Stem cells are often referred to as the “parts bag” of your body. When part of your body is damaged, there are two main avenues of repair –…
My Favorite Telomere Scientist
I have had the chance to meet most of the major figures in telomere biology over the last fifteen years. Of all of them, the one whose work…
My feelings about salivary telomere testing
I want to address salivary telomere testing directly. A company called TeloMe offered a salivary based telomere test and the marketing was getting traction in some health and…
New Study on Telomeres Answers some Huge Questions
A couple of questions have been nagging at those of us who study telomeres and telomerase closely. The first is – what is the correlation, if any, between…
Natural Telomerase Activators: What Actually Turns On the Enzyme
Which natural telomerase activators have real data, and which are lab-dish hype? A doctor sorts the list and explains telomere support vs activation.