Beer Better for Longevity Than Coffee

Caffeine in coffee seems to shorten the end points of chromosomal DNA, known as telomeres, while alcohol has been found to increase the telomere length, say researchers. Now Prof. Martin Kupiec said that for the first time they've identified a few environmental factors that alter telomere length, and they've shown how they do it. Telomeres, made of DNA and proteins, mark the ends of the strands of DNA in our chromosomes. They are essential to ensuring ...