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Volume 5, Issue 2 (Suppl) J Tradi Med Clin Natur
ISSN: JTMCN, an open access journal
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Traditional Medicine 2016
September 14-16, 2016
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September 14-16, 2016 Amsterdam, Netherlands
6th International Conference and Exhibition on
Traditional & Alternative Medicine
Telomeres and our health
Joshua Dunsky
Dunsky Rehabilitation and Spine Center, USA
Shortening of the telomere at the chromosome ends is recognized to inhibit the lifespan of human cells and provoke a signal for the
ignition of cellular senescence. To continually proliferate with proper DNA replication and to minimize cellular disturbance, cells
must rebuild and sustain telomere length. Telomerase can achieve this due to it’s reverse transcriptase activity. Eventhough all somatic
cells have the telomerase gene, the activity itself is surpressed at the regulatory element at birth. The telomerase enzyme is suggested
to be an essential factor in cell immortalization. In this review, we discuss the structure and function of telomere and telomerase and
their roles in cell immortalization and aging, simultaneously the experimental studies of telomerase assays and disease. Finally, we
discuss the potential use of inhibitors of telomerase in humans and the role it plays in “youthful aging”.
Biography
Joshua Dunsky has been parcticing as a chiropractic Physician for 17 years in the Metro West area Boston, Massachusetts. He is the Clinic Director of Dunsky
Rehabilitation and Spine Center and Boston Scoliosis Specialists in Framingham Massachhusetts, a wellness center that has a focus on peripheral neuropathy,
spinal degeneration, scoliosis and the GUT. He has lectured extensively on Neuropathy, Scoliosis and Telomere Science in relation to aging and disease. He
presented Telomere Science as a Speaker at the Anti-Aging/Preventative Medicine Conference London 2013. He was the past President and Founder of the New
England Spinal Decompression Association, LLC (2006), President and Founder of the American Spinal Decompression Association, LLC (2006) and President
of The American Cancer Society, South Middlesex Chapter (2003-2005). He is a member of the American Academy of Pain Management and American Academy
of Anti-Aging Physicians.
Joshua Dunsky, J Tradi Med Clin Natur 2016, 5:2 (Suppl)