Vitamin D is a steering hormone that controls the expression over a thousand different genes in your body. The primary source of Vitamin D is UV- Radiation, our skin can make Vitamin D upon exposure to UV Radiation. Though we are not the only one with this ability. Mushroom also has an ability to makeContinue reading “Vitamin D lengthens Telomeres, an aging marker”
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Telomere shortening and ionizing radiation: A possible role in vascular dysfunction?
Telomere shortening and ionizing radiation: A possible role in vascular dysfunction? Laura Sabatino, Eugenio Picano & Maria Grazia Andreassi Full Article Keywords:: DNA damage, ionizing radiation, oxidative stress, telomere, vascular disease Abstract Purpose: In recent years, growing epidemiological evidence has linked ionizing radiation exposure to cardiovascular atherosclerotic disease. However, there are still major gaps in the knowledge of the molecular mechanisms of radiation-inducedContinue reading “Telomere shortening and ionizing radiation: A possible role in vascular dysfunction?”
Causal Link Between Alzheimer’s Disease and Telomere Shortening
In a newly published study, researchers at Karolinska Institutet show that the shortening of the telomeres – the caps at each end of the chromosomes in our cells – can be linked statistically to the active mechanism responsible for Alzheimer’s disease. However, the effect is small and telomere length cannot yet be used to assessContinue reading “Causal Link Between Alzheimer’s Disease and Telomere Shortening”