A newly identified weakness in “zombie” cells may open the door to more precise cancer treatments by turning their own ...

Researchers have identified an unexpected mechanism that links age-related stress to the decline of blood-forming stem cells.

How does blood age? A new study identifies the MLKL protein as a non-lethal driver of hematopoietic stem cell aging via ...

After cells die, they leave a residue that sends messages to other cells in ways that are valuable to the immune system. But this process can also be hijacked by viruses such as influenza, according ...

SEER 1975–2023 analysis demonstrated a long-term mortality inflection from rising rates to sustained declines, with the ...

Researchers have discovered a novel method that viruses use to move around the body. These findings could help scientists develop better treatments for viral infections, some of which can lay dormant ...

Researchers in Japan have identified a striking new way immune cells strip DNA out of dying neighbors, a process they call nucleocytosis that directly ties cell death to antiviral signaling. The work, ...

Our cells are constantly making life-or-death choices, guided by intricate molecular pathways like apoptosis. This highly regulated self-destruct program keeps us healthy, but when it’s blocked or ...

The thymus is essential for producing the T cells that protect us from infections and cancer. But this organ is also highly sensitive to damage. Treatments like chemotherapy, radiation, and ...

Photoreceptors are specialized cells in the eye that convert light energy into neural signals. Several diseases that cause irreversible vision loss, including age-related macular degeneration, ...

In a human body, cells are constantly making life-or-death decisions. If they make the wrong choice, the result can be cancer. It may be possible to treat diseases by influencing this behavior. In the ...

The controlled activation of cell death pathways triggers an acute, transient inflammatory response that, combined with the efficient phagocytosis of dead cells, ultimately restores tissue homeostasis ...