Checking your telomere length is a bit like weighing yourself: you get this single number which depends on a lot of factors.… — Elizabeth Blackburn Copy Share Image
If a test showed you had telomere shortening, it would be a red flag suggesting you should take a look at possible… — Elizabeth Blackburn Copy Share Image
Observational studies show that exercise, nutritional supplements and reducing psychological stress can help. Chronic high stress and smoking can lead to accelerated… — Elizabeth Blackburn Copy Share Image
What is it that keeps you so interested in the telomere? It's so intricate and complicated, and you want to know how… — Elizabeth Blackburn Copy Share Image
We and other groups are seeing clear statistical links between telomere shortness and risk for a variety of diseases that are becoming… — Elizabeth Blackburn Copy Share Image
The goal is to learn more about telomere length and other markers of ageing, how best to measure these markers, how they… — Elizabeth Blackburn Copy Share Image
Medicine has been successful by treating diseases in a very specific way once the damage is done. But telomere length integrates a… — Elizabeth Blackburn Copy Share Image
