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.

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

But "unprogrammed" cell death, or necrosis, is an uncontrolled and catastrophic process that leads to tissue degeneration and biological decline.

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