Scientists are unraveling the role of senescent cells in a common form of epilepsy, and it could point to new treatments.

In a preclinical study, two drugs targeting 'zombie cells' have been shown to treat the underlying cause of chronic low back pain. The condition affects millions of people worldwide. Current ...

SAN CARLOS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Integrated Biosciences, a biotechnology company combining synthetic biology and machine learning to target aging, in collaboration with researchers at the ...

Senescent skin cells—sometimes dubbed "zombie cells"—have long posed a paradox. These cells, which stop dividing yet refuse to die, can aid in wound healing and immune responses but also drive chronic ...

Senescent skin cells, often referred to as zombie cells because they have outlived their usefulness without ever quite dying, have existed in the human body as a seeming paradox, causing inflammation ...

New drugs that target 'zombie' tuberculosis (TB) cells are now a step closer, thanks to a new study led by the University of Surrey, published in Scientific Reports. Many dangerous pathogens, ...

The researchers found that clearing away damaged but undying brain cells (known as zombie cells) in mouse models of epilepsy ...