elomeres are the protective caps on the ends of chromosomes, and it is believed that they can affect how quickly cells age and die. These telomeres shorten with time, and the shorter telomeres are generally associated with illness, cancer, and other disease. So it is not surprising that scientists all over the world are obsessed with trying to determine what can lengthen these telomeres.

In January, 2015 Stanford University School of Medicine researchers are exploring treatments to artificially “lengthen” telomeres. This treatment, if successful, could have potential for benefits with anti-aging, anti-disease, anti-cancer, and general health for those elite that can pay for it in the future.

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