Finding Quote by Elizabeth Blackburn

“In my lab, we're finding that psychological stress actually ages cells, which can be seen when you measure the wearing down of the tips of the chromosomes, those telomeres.”

Elizabeth Blackburn

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Perhaps arising from a fascination with animals, biology seemed the most interesting of sciences to me as a child.

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Ageing is so many different things, and cells being able to self-renew is part of the picture but not all of it.

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Generally, we try to have a situation where the person is healthy, so you're not confounded by disease. So, that means that healthy individuals…

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Researchers have found that the brain definitely sends nerves directly to organs of the immune system and not just to the heart and the…

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Checking your telomere length is a bit like weighing yourself: you get this single number which depends on a lot of factors. Telomere length…

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“Remember, as Ralph Waldo Emerson said, “Don’t be too timid or squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment. The more experiments you…

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If a test showed you had telomere shortening, it would be a red flag suggesting you should take a look at possible risk factors.

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Telomeres are the protective caps at the ends of chromosomes in cells. Chromosomes carry the genetic information. Telomeres are buffers. They are like the…

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I was using very unconventional methods to sequence the telemetric DNA, originally.

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One characteristic aspect of ageing is the increased susceptibility to disease, particularly age-related diseases such as cardiovascular diseases and cancer.

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I'm pretty good about getting some exercise every day - well, most days. The secret for me was to put the elliptical in front…

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Observational studies show that exercise, nutritional supplements and reducing psychological stress can help. Chronic high stress and smoking can lead to accelerated telomere shortening.

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