Senescent Cells

It's a long way to Mars. And nearly all the journey is outside of Earth's semiprotective atmosphere. Even the International Space Station, 248 miles up, is [...]

Clearing senescent cells from the body may prove a treatment for yet another condition, one that is both rare and currently lacking in effective therapies. [...]

Editor's Note: This is the first of three articles on fasting, or caloric restriction. The other two will focus on caloric restriction for neurologic disease [...]

Mayo Clinic scientists lead the way on research into diseases of aging and their link to stressed or damaged cells that linger and cause chaos [...]

Senescent cells, sometimes called zombie cells, are major contributors of aging and can contribute to symptoms ranging from bone and muscle weakness to cognitive decline [...]

The action of an immune cell called a neutrophil may contribute to tissue aging, according to a new study. As neutrophils do their job, they [...]

January 27, 2021 Mayo Clinic research findings indicate that the removal of senescent cells in aging mice improves cognitive ability in animals that already show signs [...]

Cells in the body usually do what they’re told. In response to cues, cells divide, grow, shrink or die as needed. But there are some [...]

COVID-19 can affect people in a number of ways. Some can be infected and have no symptoms ― what's known as being asymptomatic. Others have [...]

There are times when a cell must cease its work. In an embryo, it’s when a hand must separate into fingers. In wound healing, it’s [...]