Rejuvenate and program cells to cure cancer and diabetes
La Razón and Info Diabético have each published an article about the work done by Manuel Serrano at IRB Barcelona: "If we eliminate damaged cells, the function of aged tissues is greatly improved, that is, they are rejuvenated," says Serrano, who goes on to point out that "it has been possible to delay and reverse the aging of small mammals, such as mice, with the use of experimental drugs that eliminate damaged cells."
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The journal The Scientist has published an interview with Manuel Serrano, ICREA researcher and head of the Cell Plasticity and Disease Lab at IRB Barcelona, about studies into cell aging done in recent years. In the 1950s, the scientist Leonard Hayflick did a series of studies in which he demonstrated that cells enter what is known as a “senescent” state. Initially, the scientific community rejected this concept, considering it irrelevant for living organisms.
Ok diario and Noticiero Universal have published an article about the research led by IRB Barcelona and CNAG-CRG that confirms that the loss of cellular identity is one of the causes of aging. The paper reports that that, during aging, fibroblasts acquire many characteristics of adipocytes.
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Cope, ABC, La Rioja, among other media, have published an article about the inscriptions to the IV Women's Race for Research from Asociación Española Contra el Cáncer (AECC). The resources obtained from this race will be used to finance two predoctoral grants at two institutions in La Rioja. Also, the project "Research on the impact of senescence influenced by inflammation as a therapy on cancer stem cells" led by Marta Kovatcheva, researcher at IRB Barcelona, will be financed.
