cellular senescence

Scientists in Japan may be at the start of a truly monumental accomplishment: a vaccine that can slow or delay the progression of Alzheimer’s disease. In preliminary research released this week, the vaccine appeared to reduce inflammation and other important biomarkers in the brains of mice with Alzheimer’s-like…

The family of Henrietta Lacks—whose cancer cells have played a vital role in modern medicine for decades—has reached a legal settlement with the biotech company Thermo Fisher Scientific over the use of those cells.