Monthly Archives: January 2010

Any reader of a vampire novel knows that acquiring the blood of a young person is the secret of a vampire’s eternal youth.  In fact, the essence of being a vampire is a constant quest for such acquisition.  According to … Continue reading →

Do you remember the Monopoly card that says “Go to jail.  Go directly to jail.  Do not pass Go, Do not collect $200?”  Well, imagine that there is a cell reprogramming card that says, say when you land on skin … Continue reading →

In the blog entry The stem cell supply chain – closing the loop for very long lives, I have suggested that it might be possible to re-introduce fully pluripotent stem cells into the body so as to close the loop … Continue reading →

The  responses to my blog posts tell me that many of you readers out there join me in being telomerase life-extension aficionados.  In case you don’t already know about it, you might want to have a look at the Sierra … Continue reading →

This blog is now a year old and represents an accumulation of 232 posts and 270 comments.  My favorite thing seems to be reporting recent research findings in context, providing discussion and a network of citations for understanding how newly-reported … Continue reading →

It seems like scarcely a day goes by now without new telomerase research news items showing up in the popular press, the latest having to do with fish oil.  I mention this news here but my purpose is to make … Continue reading →

In researching the previous blog post Changing the threshold for neuromuscular fatigue in the young and old, carnosine or beta-alanine supplementation, I discovered a fascinating set of relationships among the substances mentioned in the title of this post and promised … Continue reading →

First of all, my thanks to reader Jeg3 who put me onto this topic via a comment to the blog post Exercise, telomerase and telomeres.  It seems that both younger people who participate in strenuous sports and old folks who … Continue reading →

It has long been suspected that polymorphisms in the cholesterol ester transfer protein (CETP) gene confer important longevity benefits.  This post is prompted by recent news about the gene.  The post reviews what is known about the actions of the … Continue reading →

A new study reported in the press this week looks at the relationship of exercise to expression of telomerase and telomere lengths in athletes and non-athletes.  Other studies on the same topic have appeared in the last year or so.  … Continue reading →