A Breakthrough in the Fight Against Age Accelerating Senescent (Zombie) Cells…?
DEFRANKSWe’ve all had that coworker who does everything but their job. And then distracts the rest of the team from doing theirs.
Well, unfortunately, the same thing is happening inside every one of our bodies. At different rates, sure, but it’s happening. Over time, cells that have become damaged stop “celling” and instead start leaking inflammatory compounds and turn into disruption hubs for every cell around them. Not cool, I know. These are senescent cells, nicknamed zombie cells because they do one more un-rad thing i forgot to tell you about, they dodge programmed cell death.
In fact, it’s so serious that cellular senescence is officially classified as a hallmark of aging. And not just any hallmark, but one that fuels OTHER hallmarks, like chronic, low-grade inflammation.
Which makes these two new studies so interesting. Both took on the same opponent, fatty liver disease, but did it from opposite corners. One with fasting and exercise, the other with a drug designed to clear out zombie cells. And BOTH delivered some pretty promising results.
Here’s what you need to know!
