Senolytics: A new class of drugs with the potential to slow the aging process

It's a cruel irony that when we're young we want to be older, but when we're older we want to be younger. While few would advocate research into ways to make kids grow up faster, there are plenty of efforts underway looking to forestall the rigors of age. The latest cause for hope in this area comes in the form of a new class of drugs called senolytics, which have been shown to dramatically slow the aging process in animal models. .. Continue Reading Senolytics: A new class of drugs with the potential to slow the aging process

Section: Health and Wellbeing

Tags: Aging, Apoptosis, Drug, Health, Mayo Clinic, Scripps Research Institute

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