The Chernobyl nuclear accident was a tragedy. New results out indicating that preconception exposure to ionising radiation - the clean-up crew - had no marked effects on de novo mutations and telomere length in their offspring in adulthood. science.sciencemag.org/content/early/…

Some full-time carer’s for individuals with intellectual disabilities receive $40 per week - ~$1.08 an hour for a 37 hour work week; but we know they don’t get a break, so it’s really ~23 cents an hour... 😦🤦‍♂️ Tough gig, especially since it accelerates biological ageing 👵🧬

I think it’s time to start sharing these achievements 😁 researchgate.net/profile/Joshua… via ResearchGate researchgate.net/profile/Joshua…

Our conference paper was the most read out of all those from the School of Health and Biomedical Sciences last week 😀👍 researchgate.net/profile/Joshua… via ResearchGate researchgate.net/profile/Joshua…

Now that #TDF2021 is done we should all be motivated to get fit! 🚴‍♀️🚴‍♂️👍 Here is how to predict your FTP and VO2max: youtube.com/watch?v=WUkE8M… Use to track your cycling performance and tailor training programs. Based on our work: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28930880/

Short leukocyte telomeres are associated with post covid-19 related lung fibrosis 🧬🫁❄️ thorax.bmj.com/content/early/…

I simply can't resist adding this extra hierarchy level whenever I show this pyramid

Come and join a fantastic team of academics in a rapidly growing School located in sunny Queensland. We are currently advertising a Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Science position: seek.com.au/job/56427288?t…

#Telomers 🧬, aging 🔞, & excercise 🏇 - how one bout of exercise affects #telomere-associated genes in young and elderly animals 👉 by Josh Denham & @SJSpencerLab // Uni of New England RMIT University University of Southern Queensland #openaccess #molecularAging link.springer.com/article/10.100…

Here is our latest work demonstrating dynamic regulation of key telomere-regulating genes and microRNAs after exercise 🐴🐎 This was a great collaborative project with industry partners and external collaborators @SJSpencerLab 👏👏

Alzheimer’s disease large-scale gene expression portrait identifies exercise as the top theoretical treatment ▶️ >250 treatments: exercise & activity = #1 ▶️ Fluoxetine also scored well ▶️ Other + treatment: curcumin ▶️AD portrait resembles depression nature.com/articles/s4159…

Telomerase is no one-trick pony! Not only does telomerase extend our telomeres, but it also serves several other functions relevant to #healthyaging and #healthbenefits from #exercise training🚴‍♂️🏃‍♀️ Find out more in my recent review in #Aging_Cell: doi.org/10.1111/acel.1…

I've just finished watching the Telomere Research Network Annual Meeting presentations. Great talks and plenty of things to think about moving forwards! 👏👏🤔 Thank you to the Telomere Research Network for sharing the videos🙏🙂

Exercise reduces the risk of several types of cancer and improves survival post diagnosis, but how? 🤷‍♂️ We discuss the role of telomeres and telomerase in our latest work Dean Mills Dr Tracy Bryan University of Southern Queensland 🏃🔬🧬 journals.physiology.org/doi/abs/10.115…

New publication led by A/Prof Allan Davie from AERR: sciencedirect.com/science/articl… We highlight the science behind the pyramidal training model and outline a strategy for implementing it to enhance endurance performance in racehorses! 🏆🏇

How fit do you need to be to protect your telomeres and promote healthy biological ageing? 🧐🤷‍♂️ Our recent meta-analysis published in Gerontological Society of America (GSA) suggests that you might not need to become an endurance athlete to benefit 👍🏃🚴🧬: academic.oup.com/biomedgerontol…

Our work in JIDR identified that people with intellectual disability possess shorter telomeres compared to the general population🧬 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.11… We must do more to help these vulnerable individuals live long, healthy and meaningful lives 🙏☀️🌈