Topic: Nilesh Samani
Some people may be genetically programmed to age at a faster rate, according to new research. The research was published this week in the journal Nature Genetics. These people have higher levels of so-called good cholesterol or high-density lipoprotein (HDL), as well ...
The gradual erosion of telomeres - the strands of DNA that cap our chromosomes and wear away with each cell division - may play a pivotal role in heart disease. "In patients whose telomeres were wearing away at a normal rate, statin ...