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• Telomeres and emphysema: An estimated two million Americans have emphysema, a potentially fatal lung disease linked to smoking and aging.
Dental Exams May Help Diagnose Diabetes Ann Lukits 2011
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Telomeres are DNA protein structures that cover and protect chromosome ends.
Dental Exams May Help Diagnose Diabetes Ann Lukits 2011
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Telomeres fray naturally as a person ages but higher levels of psychological stress can degrade telomeres at a faster rate, studies by UCSF and other researchers indicate.
Scientists Bank on Stress-Health Link Amir Efrati 2011
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Telomeres, which are pieces of DNA, are attached to and protect the chromosomes of cells.
Scientists Bank on Stress-Health Link Amir Efrati 2011
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Telomeres are one of the most recent medical discoveries.
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Telomeres allow chromosomes to divide properly when, say, the body needs more white blood cells to fight infection.
Scientists Bank on Stress-Health Link Amir Efrati 2011
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Telomeres are the last portion of chromosomes to divide.
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Telomeres account for only a "small fraction" of the aging process, but if strides could be made to improve healthy life even by a little bit, "that's a huge amount," he says.
Making Cells Live Forever in Quest for Cures Shirley S. Wang 2010
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Telomeres aren't the only reason we age, likely accounting for 10% or less of the aging process, biologists say.
Making Cells Live Forever in Quest for Cures Shirley S. Wang 2010
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Telomeres account for only a "small fraction" of the aging process, but if strides could be made to improve healthy life even by a little bit, "that's a huge amount," he says.
Making Cells Live Forever in Quest for Cures Shirley S. Wang 2010
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