Exercise Best Tool Against Aging
More scientists are exploring cellular senescence – a state in which cells no longer divide.
Senescent cells, which build up in older bodies, have a link to age-related conditions such as dementia and cardiovascular disease.
Scientists are exploring drugs that target senescent cells. But the most promising tool against the negative effects of senescent cells, experts say, is exercise.
“A very hot topic”
Viviana Perez Montes of the National Institutes of Health described cellular senescence as “a very hot topic.” The Associated Press reports that about 11,500 projects involving cellular senescence have begun since 1985. The AP report was based on its study of an NIH research database. A large number of the projects began in recent years, the report said.
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