Sayak Banerjee, Amity University Kolkata Hormones vs ageing: Generally, it is observed that men have a shorter life span than women and it has been found that the reason behind this is hormones, but now this could be altered resulting in an increased lifespan. A research team from the Department of Anatomy of the University […]
Madhavi Bhatia,NIPER Guwahati The aging process is characterized by a progressive accumulation of damage, which leads to loss of physiological integrity, impaired function and, increased susceptibility to death. Earlier, it was thought that the aging process affects the entire organism except for the germline. Because the lineage is immortal in the sense that the germline […]
Aakancha Shaw, St. Xavier’s College, Kolkata The environment that an embryo encounters during its developing stage matters a lot because it has major consequences on the later-life of an individual. Telomeres are the protective ends of chromosomes and their length is indicative of the “biological age” of an individual. Telomeres have a tendency to shorten […]
