Georgetown University's Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers have identified a new way to reprogram T cells, ...

A mature cell of one type can be turned into a mature cell of another type without the cell having to pass through an earlier stage of development. This is called direct reprogramming, a reliable but ...

Our body has evolved to harbour senescent cells for a number of reasons – they’re involved in everything from childbirth to wound healing - iStockphoto At last year’s British Society for Research on ...

A research team led by Professor Takuya Yamamoto (Department of Life Science Frontiers) and Professor Yasuhiro Yamada at the University of Tokyo has developed a novel in vivo system that reveals how ...

For many people, living longer brings health challenges: Osteoporosis, diabetes, Alzheimer’s disease. And of course, zombie cells. The technical term is senescent cells. They’re damaged and unable to ...

New genetic tools reveal the dual roles of senescent cells in liver disease—macrophages drive fibrosis, while endothelial cells repair damage, unlocking potential for targeted therapies. Cellular ...

Original story from Mayo Clinic (MN, USA). A new technique for tagging senescent cells – which are associated with numerous diseases – has been developed. When it comes to treating disease, one ...

“[...] cancer immunotherapy based on tumor-associated senescent cells and other types of senescent cells may achieve exciting outcomes beyond cancer therapy ...

Senescent skin cells, often referred to as zombie cells because they have outlived their usefulness without ever quite dying, have existed in the human body as a seeming paradox, causing inflammation ...