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Longevity tied to genes that preserve tips of chromosomes

by editor on November 14, 2009

in Indian Press Release, Web News Wire

November 11, 2009 – (BRONX, NY) – A team led by researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University has found a clear link between living to 100 and inheriting a hyperactive version of an enzyme that rebuilds telomeres – the tip ends of chromosomes. The findings appear in the latest issue of the Proceedings of the National…

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Low vitamin D levels explains most ESRD risk in African-Americans

by editor on October 31, 2009

in Web News Wire

Low levels of vitamin D may account for nearly 60 percent of the elevated risk of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) in African Americans, according to a report in the December Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN). Our study adds to previous evidence linking vitamin D deficiency to the progression of kidney disease and the need for dialysis, comments…

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