The Senescent Front: The Cell Biology of Alzheimer's Timeline
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This dissertation proposes that cellular senescence provides the specific biological mechanism for the age-dependent progression of Alzheimer's. It maps the transition of brain cells into a senescent state — where cells stop functioning and secrete inflammatory signals (the SASP) — across three chronological phases: neuronal ignition in the brainstem, microglial collapse in the hippocampus, and systemic disintegration of protective networks. With the SASP draining NAD+ as the "engine" of aging, senolytic therapies must be precisely timed to the cell types failing in each decade. Alzheimer's becomes a sequential failure of cell biology over time.
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Adult Cognitive Disease · 10 min · Source published: 2026-07-15
Added to Harbor: 10/23/2026
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