B and T cells

Immune cell patterns differ across menopause in women

Women’s share of helper T cells peaked at ages 55–59 in a cross-sectional study of 4,209 healthy Chinese adults.Women’s share of helper T cells peaked at ages 55–59 in a cross-sectional study of 4,209 healthy Chinese adults.

Limit: Menopausal stage was inferred from age without menstrual records or hormone measurements

Exercise prevents doxorubicin-induced cardiac senescence in mice

In transgenic mice, exercise prevented doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity and senescence while maintaining cardiac FNDC5 levels, with irisin blunting senescence in…In transgenic mice, exercise prevented doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity and senescence while maintaining cardiac FNDC5 levels, with irisin blunting senescence in cultured human cells.