leukocyte telomere length, and mortality and whether it is modified by age. For this secondary analysis of data, we utilized the 1999–2002 National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys (NHANES).

Continually proliferating cells maintain adequate telomeres through the action of the reverse transcriptase telomerase. Telomeres are important to human health because dysregulation of either telomere ...

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During the early stages of meiosis, telomeres assemble into a structure that looks like the stems of a floral bouquet — the telomere bouquet. The main role of the telomere bouquet was thought to ...

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Kimball is a postdoctoral research fellow at the Henry and Allison McCance Center for Brain Health at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. "All three conditions are linked to cerebral small ...

5-7, 2025 and is a world premier meeting for researchers and clinicians dedicated to the science of stroke and brain health. Leukocyte telomere length, which reflects the length of the telomeres ...

Cellular age, according to a Silicon Valley company called Telomere Diagnostics, reveals more about your health than a birth date ever could. Telomere Diagnostics sells a $99 at-home blood-testing ...