The delicate balance between cell death and regeneration is crucial for human health and longevity. Most mechanisms involved ...

Cellular death is a fundamental concept in the biological sciences. Given its significance, its definition depends on the ...

But cell death can have side effects, and if it malfunctions, our health is at stake. Share on Pinterest When cells burst and die, their contents are released, causing inflammation.

Recent research on MCL-1, a critical protein that is an attractive target for cancer drug development, helps explain why some ...

The results of experiments in mice models were "astounding," said biochemist Suzanne Pfeffer of Stanford University.

Different cell death subroutines play an important role in human disease. Apoptosis, autophagy and necrosis have been associated with the course of several pathological conditions, either in a ...

In a cell, death is akin to falling dominoes: One death-inducing molecule activates another, and so on, until the entire cell is shut down, a new study finds. Inside a cell, death often occurs ...

Inflammatory cell death plays a major role in pandemics. Yersinia pestis, the bacteria behind the Black Death, has evolved various ways of stopping human immune cells from mounting a response.

The latest findings on the interaction between cell death and cellular senescence in cancer and their pathophysiological significance have been reviewed. Aging cells secrete substances known to ...