Age-related memory decline and neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's are often thought of as irreversible. But the brain is not static; neurons continually adjust the strength of their ...

The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. Peer-reviewed discovery platform and data in PNAS show that single transcription factor modulation reverses ...

The Nature Index 2025 Research Leaders — previously known as Annual Tables — reveal the leading institutions and countries/territories in the natural and health sciences, according to their output in ...

A new editorial was published in Volume 18 of Aging-US on February 8, 2026, titled "Polyploidy-induced senescence: Linking development, differentiation, repair, and (possibly) cancer?" In this ...

Researchers have identified a biological mechanism that helps explain why some lung and ovarian cancers become resistant to ...

Cancer immunotherapy has advanced the field of medicine and cancer care. Specifically, immunotherapy refers to the targeted treatment of the immune system. Over the last few decades, immunotherapy has ...

Cellular aging, otherwise referred to as cell senescence, occurs when cells remain in a constant and terminal state of growth arrest that prevents their proliferation despite optimal growth conditions ...

Liver fibrosis, a progressive scarring of the liver tissue, represents a major global health burden with limited treatment options. It is primarily driven by the activation of hepatic stellate cells ...

Cellular senescence is a process in which the cell cycle becomes permanently arrested, thereby inhibiting cell division, proliferation and growth. Various cellular stresses, such as DNA damage, ...

T cell senescence occurs in the TME, affecting cancer prognosis and immunotherapy efficacy. The TME induces T cell senescence through multiple pathways, including persistent stimulation by ...

Aging cells secrete substances known to promote the growth of cancer cells. The development of drugs that can selectively kill these cells or inhibit the secretion of substances is ongoing. The latest ...