Much the way the caps on the ends of a shoelace prevent it from fraying, telomeres — regions of repetitive DNA sequences and a protein structure — protect the tips of chromosomes from damage. Every ...

RNA-based hTERT therapy may enhance telomere activity, improving lung cell health in pulmonary fibrosis (PF). Telomere dysfunction is a significant risk factor for PF, with telomerase reactivation ...

This article and associated images are based on a poster originally authored by O Manners, G Pergl-Wilson, T Khanam, H Weisser, T Samuels, H Fischl, J Thottachery, M Pawlowska, S Ashraf, B Andrews, H ...

Dysregulated R-loops can cause stalled replication forks and telomere instability. However, how R-loops are recognized and regulated, is still not well understood, particularly at telomeres. In this ...

Dysregulated R-loops can cause stalled replication forks and telomere instability. However, how R-loops are recognized and regulated, is still not well understood, particularly at telomeres. In this ...

Using new technology, researchers from Texas found that they could reverse many markers of aging in cells from children with progeria, a rare genetic disease that causes rapid aging and early death.

Within each cell, there is a constant struggle between life-sustaining molecules and molecules that could hasten its demise. For the first time, scientists have created a molecule that can identify ...