Numbness in the hands and arms usually occurs as a result of peripheral neuropathy. Numbness in the hands and arms is usually caused by some type of peripheral neuropathy, which is a problem with the peripheral nerves that affects the way sensory information is carried from the central nervous system. Peripheral neuropathy can be caused by damage to the nerve or excess pressure exerted on the nerve.
As a cell ages, its telomeres become shorter. Eventually, the telomeres become too short to allow cell replication, the cell stops dividing and will ultimately die - a normal biological process. SpectraCellâs Telomere Test can determine the length of a patientâs telomeres in relation to the patientâs age.
When cells want to keep dividing, they do have a mechanism to lengthen their telomeres. They use a special enzyme called telomerase. So, a fetus has active telomerase in each of its cells. Telomerase will add short tandem repeats to the ends of chromosomes so that a cell can keep dividing.