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Oct 19, 2025

5 min

What is Chronic Senescence? Exploring the 'Zombie Cell' Effect

While transient cellular senescence is a natural, beneficial process for wound healing and tumor suppression, chronic senescence is a persistent, detrimental state. This harmful condition, often referred to as the "zombie cell" effect, involves damaged cells that stop dividing but refuse to die, instead releasing inflammatory signals that harm healthy tissue.

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Oct 18, 2025

3 min

What is the difference between acute and chronic senescence?

Nearly 10% of some older adults' tissue can have markers of senescent cells, showing how these 'zombie cells' accumulate with age. However, not all cellular senescence is harmful. Understanding the answer to the question, **what is the difference between acute and chronic senescence?**, is vital for grasping modern aging research.

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