senescent

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As the body ages, it accumulates senescent cells, which no longer divide but also do not die off.

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"Our hope is that senotherapy, which involves using medications to remove senescent, or aging cells, could potentially minimize the need for surgery and/or improve outcomes after surgery."

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The students brought their concept to their advisors and to researcher Darren Baker, Ph.D., whose work centers on senescent cell therapies.

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What gives with this senescent New Year’s tradition of still waltzing 200 years since the birth of the dance’s greatest maker, Johann Strauss II?

From Los Angeles Times

The study provides a better understanding of the interactions between cell types and how they induce senescence, which could inform efforts to develop drugs that target senescent cells.

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