Publications

The Harvard Health Letter outlined the current view on the use of telomere length evaluation as a test of expected longevity.There's no crystal ball in medicine that can predict how fast you're aging or how long you'll live. But the latest trend in private screening tests claims to provide a tantalizing clue. The tests offer a snapshot...

Secret of a long life could be revealed in telomeres of long-lived bats.​Author: Will DunhamBats are the longest-lived mammals relative to body size, and a species called the greater mouse-eared bat lives especially long. Researchers now have unlocked some of this bat's longevity secrets, with hints for fighting the effects of agi...