As we age, the immune system begins to weaken. This leaves us exposed to dangerous infections. But a new study offers hope: we may soon be able to reverse the trend.
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Kathrin "Kat" Kajderowicz, a PhD student in MIT's Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences and the Whitehead Institute, is studying how hibernation-like states for cells, organs, or even whole organisms could pave the way for new hypothermic therapies.