Medical Research Council (MRC) Laboratory of Medical Sciences Apr 24 2026 A new set of drugs exploit a recently-revealed weakness in 'zombie-like' – or senescent – cells that could lead to new treatments for cancer and age-associated diseases. The study from the MRC Laboratory of Medical Sciences (LMS) and Imperial College London shows that senescent cells walk a tightrope, risking cell death with high levels of iron and other damaging agents but compensating for this by overproducing a