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

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

Fat isn’t just a guilty pleasure — it’s cancer’s secret weapon. New research from UT Southwestern Medical Center is shedding ...

The process of necrosis, a form of cell death, may represent one of the most promising ways to change the course of human aging, disease and even space travel, according to a new study by ...

B cell lymphoma 2 antagonist/killer (BAK) and B cell lymphoma 2-associated X protein (BAX) are BCL-2 family proteins that cause cell death by punching through the wall of the mitochondria, the ...

In plants, programmed cell death is crucial for fighting diseases and responding to stress. Work by other researchers has shown that metacaspase 9, which exists in plants but not in animals, ...

The process of necrosis, a form of cell death, may represent one of the most promising ways to change the course of human aging, disease and even space travel, according to a new study from ...