By halting the growth of cells with compromised telomeres, replicative senescence, prevents early-stage cancers from continuing to divide. The arrest is triggered when telomeres become so short that ...

As we age, our bodies change and degenerate over time in a process called senescence. Stem cells, which have the unique ability to change into other cell types, also experience senescence, which ...

Cellular senescence is a state where cells permanently stop dividing but remain metabolically active, often in response to stress or damage. Senescent cells are known to play a key role in wound ...

Temporal lobe epilepsy, which results in recurring seizures and cognitive dysfunction, is associated with premature aging of ...

Stay up to date on the latest science with Brush Up Summaries. This article was updated on March 24th, 2023. Each cell in an organism has an average life span. For example, cells lining the surface of ...

Scientists are closing in on a deceptively simple idea with radical implications: that a single protein signal in the blood ...