Our bodies are constantly deciding which cells should live and which should die through a process called apoptosis. This type ...

When cells are about to die, they send signals that trigger proteins which are supposed to destroy them, but it doesn’t always happen that way. Some cells activate the signal but then resist the ...

A new study from The University of Texas at Arlington has revealed how cells control their mitochondria—the "energy producers" of cells—during the process of cell death. The discovery sheds light on ...

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, ...

Researchers have identified a previously overlooked mechanism of brain cell death that appears to play a major role in ...

As people age, so do their stem cells. Scientists have known for years that the stem cells that go on to become blood cells ...

A newly identified cell type in planarian flatworms can detonate itself and destroy neighboring cells in less than two minutes, making it the fastest known form of explosive cell death. The cells, ...

Rising temperatures disrupt human cellular stability by impairing proteostasis, altering mitochondrial function, reprogramming gene expression, and reshaping immune responses, ultimately shifting ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: When cells are about to die, they send signals that trigger proteins which are supposed to destroy them, but it doesn’t always happen that way. Some ...