Telomere length shortens with age. Progressive shortening of telomeres leads to senescence, apoptosis, or oncogenic transformation of somatic cells, affecting the health and lifespan of an individual. Shorter telomeres have been associated with increased incidence of diseases and poor survival.
Beside above, can you lengthen telomeres?
Researchers at Stanford University have developed a new procedure to lengthen telomeres in chromosomes. In so doing, they have effectively increased the number of times cells can divide, thus turning back the clock on the cell’s aging process.
Moreover, why does telomere length decrease with age? Telomeres, nucleoprotein structures located at the ends of eukaryotic chromosomes, protect the end of the chromosome from degradation and end-to-end fusion [1]. With each somatic cell division, there is a gradual attrition of the telomere, resulting in telomere length shortening with increasing age [1].
One may also ask, are telomeres longer in older people?
Both telomere length and telomerase activity have been consistently associated with hypertension in previous research. The telomere length decreases with increasing age in humans.