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senescence

  • a word derived from senescent.
    senescent
    adjective
    growing old; aging.

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As cells age or become damaged, some enter a state known as senescence.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026

The study, titled "Topical ABT-263 treatment reduces aged skin senescence and improves subsequent wound healing," examined a drug called ABT-263 and its effects on wound repair in older mice.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026

Epigenetic therapies and drugs designed specifically to combat senescence are already being explored in oncology, and both areas are closely connected to biological aging.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 11, 2026

Their immune cells also showed distinct signs of biological aging, including greater DNA damage and molecular markers linked to cellular senescence.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 21, 2026

“It should be perfectly obvious. I engineered a way to reverse senescence through cellular regeneration.”

From "The Fourteenth Goldfish" by Jennifer L. Holm