Acid

Acid has been studied in 1 paper since 2026: none in people yet, 1 in animals; 1 in the past year. The research so far is in animals. The newest paper, Aug 8, 2026: “Diet-dependent, beneficial and adverse effects of rapamycin on life span of Drosophila melanogaster”.

1 paper studies it1 findingUpdated Aug 8, 2026

At a glance

The findings reach cells, none yet in people. 1 lab in 1 country.

Studies of acid measured one outcome, cellular senescence.

Cellular senescence

upin rat cells1

1 study

Acid induces cellular senescence in rat cells with acid (pH 6.0) treatment.
“senescence-related-β-galactosidase, senescence-related markers (p53 and p21) and the autophagy-related protein Beclin-1 were found to be increased, but Lamin B1 was found to be reduced with acid (pH 6.0) treatment.”
Cellswith acid (pH 6.0) treatment
Acid-sensitive ion channel 1a mediates osteoarthritis chondrocyte senescence by promoting Lamin B1 degradation
Biochemical pharmacologyMay 25, 2022

33 grants since 2018

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases$6.8MNational Institute on Aging$3MJapan Society for the Promotion of Science¥31.7M

1 paper in 12 months

GeroScienceAug 8

Experiments in fliesRapamycin