Month: August 2017

Since 2003, I’ve been saying that long telomeres are a path to long life.  The opposing view says that nature allows our telomeres to shorten to protect us against cancer.  Up until this spring, there has been little evidentiary support for the cancer theory.  Now, a major new study uses genetics to argue that longer … Read more

Last week, a new study came out fingering the hypothalamus as locus of a clock that modulates aging.  This encourages those of us who entertain the most optimistic scenarios for anti-aging medicine.  Could it be that altering the biochemistry of one tiny control center might effect global rejuvenation?   First some background…. I have staked … Read more