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1. beguer+N6[view] [source] 2024-12-22 17:21:26
>>gpi+(OP)
This is against any established biological common sense I heard of: telomeres are known to be the mechanics of the DNA.

The enemy of these telomeres is age: damage occurs to them during cell division, hence the part of the DNA which watches after the DNA is no longer to fulfill its duty: and that is an open door to all types of cancer.

In other words, if nothing kills you at old age, cancer will do it.

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2. yieldc+k8[view] [source] 2024-12-22 17:36:01
>>beguer+N6
Well thats why I read the article instead of just the headline.

tl;dr low iron causes less cell cycle activity. which means less errors including deregulation which is what cancer is.

its not that ground breaking.

but the iron contribution is. its actually a bit clickbait because they focus more on increasing iron in old people to prompt better recovery of everything else.

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