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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
Unclogging the Immune System
21.10.2024
Molecular and Cell Biology, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Genetics

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

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Senescent Cells Bring Life to Injured Hearts
30.05.2019
Molecular and Cell Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Evolution and Development

Zombie-like cells play a role in repair - if they are properly regulated

Senescent cells
The Immune System’s Fountain of Youth
31.12.2018
Biochemistry, Systems Biology, Molecular and Cell Biology, Immunology

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

Krizhanovsky and group
The Zombie Cell Census
09.01.2018
Molecular and Cell Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

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

Dr. Valery Krizhanovsky
Getting Rid of Old Cells
17.05.2017
Personalized Medicine, Molecular and Cell Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Yeda Technology Transfer, Diagnostic Techniques and Drugs

Understanding why cells refuse to die may lead to treatments for age-related disease

Dr. Valery Krizhanovsky. Eliminating senescent cells from the lung
Out with the Old
11.04.2016
Biochemistry, Stem Cells, Systems Biology, Viruses & Microorganisms, Molecular and Cell Biology, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

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

Senescent liver cells in culture
Young Inside
08.10.2013
Molecular and Cell Biology

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

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Ants vs. Humans: Putting Group Smarts to the Test

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Shedding Light on the Dark Hours

Credit: Coleen Murphy, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ

Cracking the Code of a Worm's Throat

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