senescent
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They found that the same senescent macrophage signature was significantly higher in diseased livers than in healthy ones.
From Science Daily • Apr. 16, 2026
For years, researchers questioned whether macrophages, the immune cells that patrol the body and clean up debris, could truly become senescent.
From Science Daily • Apr. 16, 2026
The results suggest that removing senescent macrophages alone can produce major metabolic improvements, even without changing diet.
From Science Daily • Apr. 16, 2026
One reason for the confusion is that healthy macrophages already show some of the same molecular features seen in senescent cells, making it difficult to distinguish between normal and dysfunctional states.
From Science Daily • Apr. 16, 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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