After a finite number of divisions, cells simply give up. As each round of replication trims their telomeres-the protective caps at the chromosome ends-those caps eventually become too short to ...

Senescent cells, which are damaged and inflammatory, contribute significantly to aging. Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Biology of Aging have found that worms can enter a senescent-like ...

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 ...

Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have characterized how cellular senescence—a biological process in which aging cells change how they function—is associated with human brain ...

Aging is a complex biological process characterized by the progressive decline of physiological integrity, leading to impaired function and increased vulnerability to disease. It is the strongest risk ...

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