« The ageing of the blood system is not inevitable. In Nice, an Inserm team at the Institute for Research on Cancer and Ageing has shown that it is caused by an immune protein called MDA5. When constantly activated, this protein contributes to chronic inflammation that gradually damages blood stem cells. In its absence, in mice, these cells remain healthier and younger over time, and the animals remain more active. A potential avenue for combating ageing?« 

Read the full article published in Inserm Actualité on the research carried out by Eirini Tompouki’s team.