The previous post was Exercise counteracts stress keeping telomeres longer & slow aging. This described how using the length of telomeres as a marker of aging, a study suggests that exercise can stop the aging effects of stress. Since telomeres are thought to be a good marker of aging, could this information be useful for [...]
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Exercise Counteracts Stress Keeping Telomeres Longer & Slowing Aging
May 28, 2010 – 10:48 am
In the last year or so there has been increased interest in telomeres as markers of cellular aging. Telomeres are the ends of chromosomes. There is mounting evidence that the length of telomeres is related to the stage of aging of cells; the shorter the telomeres, the more aged the cell. Previous posts on the [...]
Are You Programmed To Age Faster?
February 10, 2010 – 10:58 am
Now there is evidence that some people may age faster than others, due to their genes. Recently a post talked about how exercise may keep you younger. This post described research that suggested that those who exercise may have healthier cells. The post described how the ends of chromosomes (the strands of DNA that contain [...]
Exercise May Keep Your Cells Younger
January 27, 2010 – 1:52 pm
This is good news and bad news. Older exercisers seem to have younger, healthier cells. Good news that you can keep your cells younger. Bad news that you have to exercise. A study reported in the Washington Post looking at 2,400 pairs of twins suggests that those twins that exercised in their spare time over [...]
