A potential new treatment for premature aging diseases keeps stem cells fresh longer
Read now →The drug helps keep stem cells' telomeres long, preventing them from aging too quickly
Deanna MacNeil
Cell Biology
As a cellular biologist, I am endlessly curious about the ends of DNA (telomeres), and how telomeres shortening too quickly leads to premature aging. During graduate studies I focused on a protein that is important for telomere maintenance, and is as complex and multifaceted as life itself (to which this protein is essential).
The drug helps keep stem cells' telomeres long, preventing them from aging too quickly
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