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The goal is to learn more about telomere length and other markers of ageing, how best to measure these markers, how they are related to health and lifestyle, and how people respond to learning their own telomere length results.

Elizabeth Blackburn

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The conservative statement is that telomere length is a biomarker, but it's probably not passive. There are some very intimate relationships between things such as molecular markers for inflammation and telomere health.
— Elizabeth Blackburn
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We think there are lifestyle factors that boost telomerase naturally.
— Elizabeth Blackburn
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One characteristic aspect of ageing is the increased susceptibility to disease, particularly age-related diseases such as cardiovascular diseases and cancer.
— Elizabeth Blackburn
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Ageing is so many different things, and cells being able to self-renew is part of the picture but not all of it.
— Elizabeth Blackburn
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Exercise mitigates the effects of stress - and stress, we know, shortens telomeres. In fact, early studies indicate that stress reduction techniques like meditation help people maintain the length of their telomeres.
— Elizabeth Blackburn
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