Dec 14, 2016
Senescent cells accumulate with age and gradually poison their neighboring cells and secrete signals that shut down your stem cells and reduce your ability to regenerate tissue
Posted by Steve Hill in categories: biotech/medical, life extension
Cellular senescence is a complicated process but here it is explained in a simple infographic. The removal of senescent cells (senolytics) is a very hot topic right now and it represents the arrival of the first of the SENS therapies.
CellAge is one of the companies engaged in senolytic research and they are running a campaign on Lifespan.io if you would like to learn more about them.
https://www.lifespan.io/campaigns/cellage-targeting-senescen…c-biology/