senescent
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According to Ellerby, the findings raise the possibility that treatments designed to improve DNA repair or remove senescent cells from the brain could reproduce some of APOE2's natural benefits.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 24, 2026
Aging research is entering a new phase as scientists rethink one of the body's most mysterious cell types: senescent cells, often nicknamed "zombie cells."
From Science Daily ● May 22, 2026
Instead, scientists are now exploring more selective approaches designed to target only the harmful senescent cell populations while preserving beneficial ones.
From Science Daily ● May 22, 2026
In some cases, senescent cells may actually help protect and repair the body.
From Science Daily ● May 22, 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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