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A tumor sample from a human patient with the most common type of lung cancer (adenocarcinoma). Senescent cells are highlighted by their expression of the p16 (red) and the PD-L1 (green) proteins. Cell nuclei are in blue
21.10.2024

Weizmann Institute researchers reveal how aging cells evade our immune systems – and propose developing an innovative treatment for age-related...

Senescent cells
31.12.2018

Helping the immune system clear away old cells in aging mice helped restore youthful characteristics

Krizhanovsky and group
09.01.2018

A new method of counting cells could lead to future strategies for combating chronic inflammation

Dr. Valery Krizhanovsky. Eliminating senescent cells from the lung
11.04.2016

Blocking two proteins might rid the body of aging cells and promote tissue renewal

Immunofluorescence microscope image of the choroid plexus. Epithelial cells are in green and chemokine proteins (CXCL10) are in red
29.09.2014

Weizmann Institute researchers suggest that the brain's “immunological age” is what counts...

(l-r) Dr. Zohar Mukamel, Zohar Shipony and Prof. Amos Tanay
21.07.2014

As the body’s cell divide and age, mistakes can pile up in the genome's "tags"

Senescent liver cells in culture
08.10.2013

Dr. Valery Krizhanovsky wants to know what happens to our cells when they age

Nerve cells, photo by Dr. Sharon Amit
26.04.2011

Birds in flight, a grandmother’s wrinkles and nerve cells under the microscope.