telomeres
Telomere extension turns back aging clock in cultured human cells
Posted in Medicine on 25th May, 2015
by Alex Muller
Researchers delivered a modified RNA that encodes a telomere extending protein to human cells. Cell proliferation was dramatically increased, yielding large numbers.
Depression 'makes us biologically older'
Posted in Science on 13th Nov, 2013
by Alex Muller
Depression can make us physically older by speeding up the ageing process in our cells, according to a study.