Dr Ed Park

For today’s #ScienceSunday, we turn to what is, but shouldn’t be, people’s number one concern about increasing telomerase activity: the risk of cancer. They think that because telomerase, the enzyme that actively lengthens telomeres, is active in cancer cells, that means it is causative.  In fact, telomerase activity is probably is a necessary but not …

Flaming Zombie Lemming Cars! (or why telomerase doesn’t cause cancer) Read More »

For today’s #TheatricalThursday, let’s talk about the granddaddy of all African-American epic dramas, ROOTS.   With 37 Emmy nominations and the third nighest Nielson rating of a finale (after M.A.S.H. and Dallas).  That was a story about family instability, violence, courage, and the family history of our nation.  Anyone who watched it would probably conclude …

Family Instability is associated with poor telomere health in African-American families Read More »

Dr. Fossel is a visionary and a Renaissance Man who is driven to bring Renaissance to you, quite literally!  He was kind enough to contribute this blurb for my book, “Telomere Timebombs: Defusing the terror of aging” “Dr. Park’s book offers a clear and friendly account of the role of telomeres in causing age-related diseases …

Visionary Mike Fossel MD, PhD explains why aging is a choice Read More »

For today’s #TheatricalThursday blog, I want to deconstruct one of the great rejuvenation movies, Ron Howard’s Cocoon (1985) from a sort of Jungian perspective. So what would the Swiss mystic, comparative religion scholar, and psychiatrist say about this movie and its central themes?   Here is a brief synopsis of the plot from Wikipedia: About …

What is the hidden message in the movie “Cocoon”? Read More »