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X-rays and Kidney Cancer: How Senescent Cell Secrets Boost Tumor Growth

January 26, 2025

Ever wondered how x-rays might affect kidney cancer? Well, scientists found that x-rays can speed up kidney cancer growth. How? By making healthy kidney cells go into a strange phase called "senescence, " where they stay alive but stop growing. These senescent cells start pumping out special signals

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How Stiffness Affects Cell Senescence and Their Secretions

January 19, 2025

Did you know that the stiffness of the environment where cells live can change how they age and what they release? This is like how a rubber band feels different on a soft pillow compared to a hard surface. In a condition like pulmonary fibrosis, the tissue gets stiffer and more senescent cells appe