With a growing ageing population, it falls to scientists to find novel ways of keeping us healthy as we get older. It’s a big challenge and one that’s bringing together the top researchers from around the country.
The BLAST (Building Links in Ageing Science and Translation) network is setting up nationwide research hubs to find new tools to help us stay healthy for longer, even looking into conditions for which little can be done today.
It’s hoped the network can give us a better understanding of how the ageing process causes illness. They want to find treatments to remove senescent (worn-out) cells, known to be a major cause of ageing, from body tissues, and learn how to get these cells functioning properly again.
