Cellular Science
Cellular Science
Obese Moms shorten Babies’ Lives!
We have a long way to go with the understanding of what happens in the uterus during pregnancy. But one thing is for sure, the uterus and intrauterine…
The Darwin Award for Supplements goes to the makers of Telovite
There is not law or limit on capitalism. There are no police on the internet. And finally you cannot apparently be penalized for abject stupidity although honestly we…
More on Telomeres Telomerase Supplements and Cancer
I have written a ton on these topics before and I refer you to here for more background. I’m guessing you already know this, but I’ll repeat it…
A Metabolic Interlude – The thinking behind the Ketogenic Diet
Long ago and far away a man named Otto Warburg hypothesized that cancer was a metabolic disease. In his view it was a defect in mitochondrial respiration. The…
TTAGGG You’re It! Stress, Disease and Telomere Length
Dr. Dave on the research linking chronic stress to telomere shortening and disease risk. The mechanism, the biomarkers, and what reliably moves the needle.
New Cancer Pathway Involves Telomeres
Drum roll and trumpets please! A new cancer causing pathway has been found. It involves telomeres of course. I bring it to your attention though, not for what…
Are You Immune to Aging
Telomeres are the end segments of every chromosome that function as a biologic time clock. Their overall length and health determines how long your cells will live. Over…
The latest TA-65 Human Study results
Science is like Molasses… it flows slowly. Ever since the 2010 human study on TA-65 was published I have been telling you about the “other half” of the…
Unhealthy Telomeres greatly increase the Risk of Cancer
Even though I recently released a blog that looks specifically at prostate cancer and the effect of telomere length on prognosis, I mentioned breast cancer in that blog…
Telomeres and Cancer- More than just Length
Telomeres are our cellular biologic time clocks. They are found at the end of every healthy chromosome. It they are short that chromosome and the cell it lives…
Telomere Length and Life Stress – It all counts
You may have seen the recent articles linking childhood stress to shorter telomere length in adults. This finding is not new. A study of Romanian orphans published earlier…
What is Two Years worth?
The answer to that question has many different answers. I know this for a fact because I asked it at a recent conference I spoke at and I…