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The National Institutes of Health has launched a program to study a rare type of cells, called "senescent" cells, that play both positive and negative roles in biological processes.

Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis is joining the National Institutes of Health's new research network focused on the study of senescent cells, a rare and important population of cells that is difficult to study but vital for understanding aging and the diseases of aging, including cancer and neurodegeneration.

Efforts to understand aging cells in human tissues have received increased support from the National Institutes of Health.

Washington University School of Medicine has joined the NIH's SenNet, a national research network focused on understanding senescent cells, an elusive but important cell type that plays key roles in the diseases of aging.

Ian Haydon A scene from the Liangcai Gu lab, where researchers will develop ways to search for harmful aging cells in different tissues. Efforts to

Senescent cells are a rare type of cells that play both positive and negative roles in biological processes.

The National Institutes of Health has launched a program to study a rare type of cells, called “senescent” cells, that play both positive and negative