By Eleanor Garth – Longevity.Technology –
Single treatment CAR T cell therapy reduces age-related decline in mice and can protect against diabetes and obesity.
Researchers have discovered that T cells, a type of white blood cells, can be reprogrammed to seek out and destroy senescent cells.
Longevity.Technology: As we age, senescent cells – often called zombie cells because they fail to die when they should – build up in our bodies as we age. They encourage other cells to become senescent and emit a toxic cocktail of chemicals called SASP, which promotes harmful, chronic inflammation. While several drugs currently exist that can eliminate these cells, many must be taken repeatedly over time.
