Senescent cells are somewhat of a boogeyman lately, blamed for many of the unpleasant effects of aging. As such, they’re targeted by an increasing range of anti-aging therapies – but we might not want ...

Scientists Reappraise the Role of “Zombie” Cells that Anti-Aging Medicine Has Sought to Eliminate Not all senescent cells are harmful “zombies” that should be wiped out to prevent age-related disease, ...

These aren’t ghostly eyes of “zombie cells,” a popular name for senescent cells, but are double or triple nuclei, a common characteristic of these cells, glowing with a ramped-up fluorescent tag ...