Telomeres are longer in healthier, older people
“Our findings suggest that telomere length and variants of telomerase genes combine to help people live very long lives, perhaps by protecting them from the diseases of old age”
“Our findings suggest that telomere length and variants of telomerase genes combine to help people live very long lives, perhaps by protecting them from the diseases of old age”
It is possible that we’re seeing decades of telomere erosion reversed in only 6 months!
Telomerase activation should keep all telomeres longer in the first place, and that actually reduces the chances of cells becoming cancerous, Andrews notes. He also says that the enzyme should keep immune cells, which can fight off most cancerous cells, alive longer.