Journal of Yoga & Physical Therapy
Open Access
ISSN: 2157-7595
+44 1478 350008
ISSN: 2157-7595
+44 1478 350008
William H Andrews
Sierra Sciences, USA
Keynote: J Yoga Phys Ther
Telomere lengths are rapidly becoming the best measure of aging that the field has ever seen. Telomeres are found at the tips of our chromosomes and have been shown to shorten as we age. Recent studies by my lab and others have shown that lengthening telomeres reverses aging and declining health in human cells grown in culture as well as in engineered mice. Treatments to lengthen telomeres in humans do not exist yet. In the meantime, studies suggest that slowing down the rate of telomere shortening slows down the rate of aging and extends human healthspan and lifespan. One of the most powerful ways to slow down the rate of telomere shortening has been shown in scientific peer-reviewed studies to be through yoga and meditation. The mechanism of action of mindfulness on the rate of telomere shortening is still being investigated, but I plan to describe the studies that have already been done and those that are in progress to show the strong correlation that exists. Mindfulness through yoga and meditation may be one of the best things we can do to stay young and healthy for as long as possible.
William H Andrews has worked in the biotech industry for 34 years focusing the last 22 years on finding ways to extend human lifespan through the intervention of telomere shortening in human cells. While Director of Molecular Biology at Geron Corporation, he was one of the principal discoverers of both the RNA and protein components of human telomerase and was awarded 2nd place as “National Inventor of the Year” in 1997 for this work. He is presently a named inventor on 46 US issued telomerase patents. He earned his PhD in Molecular and Population Genetics at the University of Georgia in 1981. He was a Senior Scientist at Armos Corporation and Codon Corporation, Director of Molecular Biology at Codon and at Geron Corporation, Director of Technology Development at EOS Biosciences. He is presently the founder and Vice President of Research of Sierra Sciences, a biotech company in Reno, Nevada focused exclusively on inducing the expression of telomerase in human cells.
E-mail: bandrews@sierrasci.com