Gasdermin D found to play a crucial role in heart arrhythmias
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a common form of heart arrhythmia, a serious condition in which the heart beats so fast that ...
Tag: Cell Death
Groundbreaking stem cell therapy trial for Alzheimer's disease underway at UTHealth Houston
A stem cell therapy trial aimed at reducing neuroinflammation in patients with presymptomatic Alzheimer's disease is underway at UTHealth Houston. In ...
Research poses a new explanation for how cancer-fighting drugs attack and destroy tumor cells
Research by UMass Chan Medical School scientists Sharon Cantor, PhD, and Jenna M. Whalen, PhD, poses a new explanation for ...
RNA damage plays key role in sunburn reaction
Sunburn has traditionally been attributed to UV-induced DNA damage. However, a new study by the University of Copenhagen and Nanyang ...
Scientists discover why cancer cells die differently after radiotherapy
Scientists at Children's Medical Research Institute (CMRI) have solved a big mystery in cancer research – why cells die in ...
Study reveals why H5N1 flu cases today are less severe than historic outbreaks
New findings reveal how contemporary H5N1 avian flu viruses adapt to suppress human immune responses, leading to milder illness but ...
Targeted gene therapy shuts down cancer cells' energy centers
Researchers are shining a light on cancer cells' energy centers – literally – to damage these power sources and trigger ...
Pioneering protocol sheds light on NMDA receptor distribution in Alzheimer's brains
Researchers from the Institute for Neurosciences (IN), a joint center of the Miguel Hernández University of Elche (UMH) and the ...
Researchers discover how mutations disrupt protein splicing and cause disease
An international research team has uncovered a new mechanism crucial to the production of cellular proteins. When this mechanism is ...
Specific redox protein identified as a critical regulator of ferroptosis
Researchers at Helmholtz Munich, in collaboration with colleagues at Tohoku University, have identified a specific redox protein as a critical ...