Nobel laureate marketing lifespan test
Elizabeth Blackburn won her award, along with two other researchers, for her work on telomeres, pieces of DNA which cap chromosomes and keep cells from ageing too soon. She discovered the telomerase enzyme which repairs the telomeres.
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Depression linked to telomere enzyme aging chronic disease
The first symptoms of major depression may be behavioral, but the common mental illness is based in biology — and not limited to the brain, new research …
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Scientists decode how body fights off depression
Telomerase is an enzyme that lengthens protective end caps on the chromosomes’ DNA, called telomeres. Shortened telomeres have been associated with earlier death and with chronic diseases in population studies. The heightened telomerase activity in …
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Scientists decode how body fights off depression
Heightened telomerase activity in patients with untreated major depression may represent the body’s attempt to fight back against the progression of disease, according to a new study. Researchers led by Owen Wolkowitz, professor of psychiatry at …
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HOT1 is a mammalian direct telomere repeat-binding … – I4U News
HOT1 is a mammalian direct telomere repeat-binding protein contributing to telomerase recruitment. Read the Latest Trending News and Topics for Geeks …
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