Today I read a very interesting article. It was a new research
study performed on yeast. Studies have found stress has an effect on telomere
shortening, which causes cell death and aging. They found with a particular
yeast, one slightly genetically similar to the human genome, that caffeine
shortens their cell’s telomeres and alcohol lengthens them.
When the
researchers put the yeast under stressful conditions by changing PH levels and
whatnot, they didn’t find any shortening of the telomere. Usually in past
studies, putting cells in a stressful environment caused the telomeres to
shorten. They continued to performed studies and found there are approximately 400
genes working together that maintain telomere length.
Findings of
this study may be helpful in finding treatments for aging and cancer by finding
yeast receptors behavior. However, there is a lot of research that still needs
to be done. This isn’t set in stone evidence to whether coffee or alcohol is
good or bad. I just found this supper interesting based on past studies I have
heard and read.
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