Cellular senescence is now thought to be one of the root causes driving disease in old age. We spoke to Dr. James Kirkland, director of the Robert and Arlene Kogod Center on Aging at the Mayo Clinic, about what senescence is, how it contributes to aging, and what can be done about it.
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A DNA nanorobot programmed to transport blood-coagulating proteins specifically into tumours so that their blood supply is blocked could make for a promising new cancer therapeutic. The new system, which literally “starves” the tumour, only destroys cancer cells and not surrounding tissue. It has been shown to work on breast, lung, melanoma and ovarian tumours in mice and Bama miniature pigs.
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HPV (human papillomavirus) is a sexually transmitted infection that causes 99.9% of cervical cancers. In 2007, the federal government began providing the vaccine for free to girls aged 12-13 years, and in 2013, it extended the program to boys.
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