A new Dartmouth study opens new avenues for understanding—and potentially manipulating—how cells decide to live or die.

Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have identified a protein that causes human cell membranes to break open in a ...

Researchers have discovered how to block cells dying, in a finding that could lead to new treatments for neurodegenerative conditions like Parkinson's and Alzheimer's. The team has identified a small ...

As mere mortals, we know all too well that to live is to die—and the very same can be said for the smallest structural units of our bodies. But in the microscopic world of our cells, not all forms of ...

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 ...