April 24, 2018
Aging and Disease: 2.3 – Cell senescence, Changes in Gene Expression
Aging diseases, Alzheimer's disease, Epigenetics, Osteoarthritis, Osteoporosis, senescent cells, Telomerase, Telomeres
Changes in gene expression underlie aging and age-related diseases. There is all-but-universal (and equally unwarranted) assumption that both aging and age-related diseases are genetic. We see articles on “aging genes” and “genes that cause Alzheimer’s disease” (or genes that cause heart disease, osteoarthritis, etc.). The reality is that both aging and age-related diseases are not […]
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April 5, 2018
Aging and Disease: 2.2 – Cell Senescence, Telomeres
Everyone seems to “know” that telomeres have something to do with aging. The internet even has pop-up ads about foods that lengthen your telomeres, with the unstated assumption that will make your younger, or at least healthier. Inquiry shows, however, that not only do most people have no understanding of the role of telomeres in […]
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