A new study may finally change how amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is diagnosed. Scientists from UCLA Health and the ...

New research found that gene therapy for children with a form of severe combined immunodeficiency was successful in 95% of ...

Even in death, cells leave a trace. Scientists have discovered a microscopic “Footprint of Death” that not only helps the ...

A new study from The University of Texas at Arlington has revealed how cells control their mitochondria—the "energy producers ...

Programmed cell death is an essential part of a healthy, normal life as the body removes old, damaged or unnecessary cells.

Scientists are hoping to treat diseases including cancer and Alzheimer's by influencing how cells make life-or-death ...

Cancer is classified as the uncontrollable growth of mutated cells. There are different types of cancers that correlate to ...

Scientists at La Trobe University have discovered a previously unknown way viruses could spread around the body, potentially ...

They disable our defenses and hijack the cellular machinery in order to multiply successfully. For example, the herpes simplex virus 1, which causes blister-like skin rashes, and influenza viruses ...

MIT and Harvard scientists have designed an advanced type of immune cell called a CAR-NK cell that can destroy cancer while ...

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.

One of the newest weapons that scientists have developed against cancer is a type of engineered immune cell known as CAR-NK (natural killer) cells. Similar to CAR-T cells, these cells can be ...