Cellular aging is thought to be controlled, in part, by the chromosomes’ telomeres – end caps that protect our DNA. But the relationship may be much more complex than scientists thought, as new ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Melanoma is a particularly aggressive form of skin cancer. Dlumen/iStock via Getty Images Plus A defining characteristic of cancer ...

A defining characteristic of cancer cells is their immortality. Usually, normal cells are limited in the number of times they can divide before they stop growing. Cancer cells, however, can overcome ...

Immortality has fascinated humanity for millennia, from ancient myths of eternal youth to modern science fiction's promises of living forever. Today, the question is no longer confined to the realm of ...

To gain an infinite lifespan, cancer cells need to maintain the ends of their chromosomes, known as telomeres. They achieve this in various ways. Scientists from the German Cancer Research Center ...

British scientists believe they may have identified how humans could potentially live forever - and it’s all about flatworms Experts at Nottingham University have been examining how two species of ...