senescent
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Seven studies from Mayo Clinic are revealing new details about senescent cells, often called "zombie" cells because they stop dividing but remain active in the body.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 27, 2026
Their characteristics differ depending on where they are located in the body and which biological processes caused them to become senescent.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 27, 2026
The discoveries suggest that researchers may eventually be able to interfere with the processes responsible for chronic inflammation while leaving the senescent cells themselves intact.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 27, 2026
Dr. Passos served as senior author of three papers examining these mechanisms and the diversity of senescent cells:
From Science Daily ● Oct. 27, 2026
In one thin arm, threaded with veins in a kind of senescent bas-relief, was a basket.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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