Calvin Harley and Elissa Epel
What do telomeres tell you about longevity?
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About Calvin Harley
Calvin Harley, Ph.D., is co-founder, CSO and President of Telomere Diagnostics Health, a molecular diagnostics company focused on leveraging telomere biology for health monitoring, disease risk, and drug response.
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Don't worry, live longer: The UCSF researchers show how psychological stress causes our cells to age by helping to shorten telomeres, the DNA at the very tips of our chromosomes.