Scientists reverse about 60 years of cellular aging in human cells in the lab

Summary

Scientists turned blood cells from an 80-year-old donor into neural stem cells with a molecular age of less than 20, effectively reversing more than 60 years of cellular aging in the laboratory. The discovery offers a new way to investigate how cells become younger and could help researchers better understand age-related diseases such as Alzheimer's.

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1. ScienceDaily

   21 Oct 2026, 11:03 UTCSource ↗

   ScienceDaily reports that scientists turned blood cells from an 80-year-old into neural stem cells with a molecular age of less than 20, reversing more than 60 years of cellular aging in the laboratory.