Did you know you have “zombie” cells inside you? Senescent cells were given the nickname “zombie” cells because they’re not quite dead, but they also don’t act like living cells — and they can wreak ...

SAN ANTONIO, TX -- Retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor recently revealed she likely has Alzheimer's disease, joining nearly five and a half million people who struggle with the disease.

Zombie cells are those that have outlived their usefulness, but don’t really die. Now, we may know why zombie skin cells have this double agent-esque existence. Not all senescent skin cells are the ...

Mayo Clinic researchers have found that senescent cells — non-dividing “zombie” cells — accumulate in the skin as people age and may influence aging in other parts of the body. Their recent study ...

In a sterile laboratory, researchers examine petri dishes containing what could be the key to extending human lifespan. These aren’t experimental stem cells or gene therapies, but rather compounds ...

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 ...

With age, cells can experience senescence, a state where they stop growing but continue releasing inflammatory and tissue-degrading molecules. When a person is young, the immune system responds and ...

Mayo Clinic researchers have uncovered how aging "zombie cells" trigger harmful inflammation that accelerates a severe and increasingly common form of fatty liver disease called metabolic ...

Did you know that a small molecule called NAD + plays a critical role in our aging process? A deficiency of this molecule may cause you to age much faster than normal. Subscribe to our newsletter for ...

What if a drug could help you live a longer, healthier life? Scientists at the University of Connecticut are working on it. In a new study in Cell Metabolism, researchers described how to target ...