Interview conducted by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.Apr 22 2022 Thought Leaders Dr. Zhaoming Wang Epidemiology & Cancer ControlSt. Jude Children’s Research Hospital In this interview, we speak to Dr. Zhaoming Wang about his latest research that investigated accelerated aging in childhood cancer survivors and the underlying genetics causing this. Please could you introduce yourself and tell us...
BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE (Boston)–Genetics and the environment (including psychiatric stress) may contribute to the pace of cellular aging, causing some individuals to have a biological age that exceeds their chronological age. Researchers from the National Center for PTSD at VA Boston Healthcare System and Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) now have found that...
ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE FÉDÉRALE DE LAUSANNE IMAGE: A NEW STUDY BY EPFL RESEARCHERS SHOWS HOW RNA SPECIES CALLED TERRA MUSTER AT THE TIP OF CHROMOSOMES. Molecules that accumulate at the tip of chromosomes are known to play a key role in preventing damage to our DNA. Now, researchers at EPFL have unraveled how these molecules home in on...
