Stay younger, longer. Great idea. But direct-to-consumer test kits that promise to gauge a person’s biological age by analyzing a drop of blood are not worth the $100 or so investment, says oncologist ...
Research led by Johns Hopkins physicians and scientists shows that a test for measuring the length of DNA endcaps, called telomeres, which has a variability rate of 5 percent, can alter treatment ...
Research led by Johns Hopkins physicians and scientists shows that a test for measuring the length of DNA endcaps, called telomeres, which has a variability rate of 5 percent, can alter treatment ...
Given the uncertainty and risk of wrong interpretation, should you have your telomeres measured? Maybe, if the results motivate healthy lifestyle changes. For now, a surer bet for healthy aging would ...
With the rise of companies like 23 and me cannot buy genetic tests online. Some of them promised to reveal your true biological age by measuring the tips of your chromosomes. Some scientists are ...
Biological age tests measure how fast your body is aging compared to your actual age. These tests rely on biomarkers tied to ...
MENLO PARK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today marks the launch of TeloYears, a new genetic test that reveals the cellular age encoded in a person’s DNA. Now available from the company founded by the ...
A Silicon Valley blood-testing startup called Telomere Diagnostics sells a $99 kit that tells customers the average length of their telomeres. Telomeres are seen by some researchers as a holy grail of ...
Move over 23andme. It’s time for… telomeres? New York-based Titanovo is running an Indiegogo campaign that – more important than the $20,000 – is gathering donors to beta-test its product: a saliva ...
Whether we like it or not, part of our job as financial planners is to try to predict the future. One particularly squishy number is accurate life expectancy. Most advisors use averages, but no one is ...
When it comes to getting older, most people know the list of conventional health markers to monitor as we age to help maintain a healthy lifestyle. We measure things like blood pressure, pulse and ...
Research by physicians and scientists shows that a test for measuring the length of DNA endcaps, called telomeres, which has a variability rate of 5 percent, can alter treatment decisions for patients ...