telomeres

Longevity

Telomere Length and the Sex-Specific Math of Years Lost

A 445,000-person UK Biobank analysis suggests telomeres track life expectancy differently in men and women — and a transplant study links short, dysfunctional telomeres to frailty. Here is what that actually means for you.

Longevity

Brain Maintenance: How an Active Mind and Body Map to a Younger Cognitive Age

Three converging analyses suggest that combining physical and mental engagement is linked to measurably younger brain and cognitive ages — with telomere length emerging as a partial mediator.