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The challenge will be determining whether targeting a fundamental ageing mechanism translates into meaningful improvements in healthspan and disease prevention.
Cellular senescence is increasingly recognised as a hallmark of ageing. Senescent cells accumulate over time and secrete inflammatory mediators that may contribute to frailty, cardiovascular disease, metabolic dysfunction, and age-related decline.
Patients are increasingly encountering claims that senolytics can reverse ageing, but these assertions currently exceed the evidence base. For clinicians, senolytics represent a fascinating scientific development, but not yet a routine clinical intervention.