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Programmed cell death
Programed cell death is a biological process resulting in the death of a cell. There are various forms of programmed cell death including apoptosis, normal cell death which occurs to regulate growth and development, and autophagy, the elimination of damaged or dysfunctional cells.
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MAY 28, 2016Cancer
Not all mutations lead to cancer, but there are some that can cause DNA to scramble beyond recognition, forming massive ...MAY 21, 2016Cancer
For the first time in 30 years, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a new drug for the treatment of the most ...APR 26, 2016Cancer
Cancer cells may actually be spurred on by the death of nearby cells, reported scientists at the NYU Langone Medical Cen ...APR 23, 2016Cancer
As the weather gets warmer, many people will break out the grills for summer barbeques. But a new study suggests that we ...APR 20, 2016Cancer
Immunotherapy, the technique of using the immune system to fight off disease, is one of the most promising avenues for a ...MAR 23, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Many people have heard of mesotheliomas through frightening television commercials. But little is known about treatment ...MAR 21, 2016Neuroscience
The most common kind of stroke, an ischemic stroke, is caused by a blood clot which blocks the flow of oxygenated blood ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 16, 2016Cancer
Wistar Institute researchers recently discovered a protein in the endoplasmic reticulum of the cell, called STING, can i ...FEB 22, 2016Cancer
Active surveillance could be a viable alternative to surgery and radiation for some women with ductal carcinoma in situ, ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)FEB 10, 2016Genetics & Genomics
Scientists from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, North Carolina Central University’s Nutrition Resea ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 22, 2016Immunology
Scientists discovered a process similar to apoptosis in T lymphocytes and natural killer (NK) cells when they attack int ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 24, 2015Immunology
Some tumor cells in patients with non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) express programmed death ligand 1 (PD-L1) that bind ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 29, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
You probably first heard of the Tasmanian devil while watching the Looney Tunes cartoon portrayal as a child. According ...Written By: Sarah HertrichNOV 13, 2015Immunology
Natural killer (NK) cells are lymphocytes normally found in the body that play a role in inducing cell death in abnormal ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 06, 2015Health & Medicine
It is completely normal for uterine tissue to grow inside the uterus, but when it is found growing outside the uterus or ...Written By: Kara MarkerOCT 24, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
The mechanism by which the plant immune system operates is through the detection of conserved microbial components such ...Written By: Sarah HertrichSEP 22, 2015Genetics & Genomics
A modular system of proteins can detect a particular DNA sequence in a cell and then trigger a specific response, such a ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderSEP 21, 2015Cancer
Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute have discovered a critical role played by an enzyme in cancer and autoimmun ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAUG 28, 2015Microbiology
As of 2012, roughly 35 million people were living with HIV worldwide, and 1.5 million died from AIDS-related illnesses i ...Written By: Kerry EvansAUG 14, 2015Plants & Animals
The CDC estimates the incidence of foodborne illness attributed to fruit and vegetable consumption at three million case ...Written By: Sarah HertrichJUN 30, 2015Cancer
Two oncologists and a research scientist at the Valley Hospital in Ridgewood, New Jersey, are working on a blood test fo ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderJUN 24, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Systemic sclerosis, also known as scleroderma, has the highest mortality of any autoimmune rheumatic disease. The rare, ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderJUN 18, 2015Cancer
According to the National Cancer Institute, prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men in the United States, after ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAY 27, 2015Cancer
According to WebMD, lung cancer causes the most cancer-related deaths for both men and women worldwide. The American Can ...Written By: Ilene Schneider
MAY 28, 2016
Cancer
Not all mutations lead to cancer, but there are some that can cause DNA to scramble beyond recognition, forming massive
...
MAY 21, 2016
Cancer
For the first time in 30 years, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a new drug for the treatment of the most
...
APR 26, 2016
Cancer
Cancer cells may actually be spurred on by the death of nearby cells, reported scientists at the NYU Langone Medical Cen
...
APR 23, 2016
Cancer
As the weather gets warmer, many people will break out the grills for summer barbeques. But a new study suggests that we
...
APR 20, 2016
Cancer
Immunotherapy, the technique of using the immune system to fight off disease, is one of the most promising avenues for a
...
MAR 23, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Many people have heard of mesotheliomas through frightening television commercials. But little is known about treatment
...
MAR 21, 2016
Neuroscience
The most common kind of stroke, an ischemic stroke, is caused by a blood clot which blocks the flow of oxygenated blood
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 16, 2016
Cancer
Wistar Institute researchers recently discovered a protein in the endoplasmic reticulum of the cell, called STING, can i
...
FEB 22, 2016
Cancer
Active surveillance could be a viable alternative to surgery and radiation for some women with ductal carcinoma in situ,
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
FEB 10, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, North Carolina Central University’s Nutrition Resea
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 22, 2016
Immunology
Scientists discovered a process similar to apoptosis in T lymphocytes and natural killer (NK) cells when they attack int
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 24, 2015
Immunology
Some tumor cells in patients with non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) express programmed death ligand 1 (PD-L1) that bind
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 29, 2015
Cell & Molecular Biology
You probably first heard of the Tasmanian devil while watching the Looney Tunes cartoon portrayal as a child. According
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
NOV 13, 2015
Immunology
Natural killer (NK) cells are lymphocytes normally found in the body that play a role in inducing cell death in abnormal
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 06, 2015
Health & Medicine
It is completely normal for uterine tissue to grow inside the uterus, but when it is found growing outside the uterus or
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 24, 2015
Cell & Molecular Biology
The mechanism by which the plant immune system operates is through the detection of conserved microbial components such
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
SEP 22, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
A modular system of proteins can detect a particular DNA sequence in a cell and then trigger a specific response, such a
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
SEP 21, 2015
Cancer
Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute have discovered a critical role played by an enzyme in cancer and autoimmun
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
AUG 28, 2015
Microbiology
As of 2012, roughly 35 million people were living with HIV worldwide, and 1.5 million died from AIDS-related illnesses i
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
AUG 14, 2015
Plants & Animals
The CDC estimates the incidence of foodborne illness attributed to fruit and vegetable consumption at three million case
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
JUN 30, 2015
Cancer
Two oncologists and a research scientist at the Valley Hospital in Ridgewood, New Jersey, are working on a blood test fo
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
JUN 24, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
Systemic sclerosis, also known as scleroderma, has the highest mortality of any autoimmune rheumatic disease. The rare,
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
JUN 18, 2015
Cancer
According to the National Cancer Institute, prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men in the United States, after
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
MAY 27, 2015
Cancer
According to WebMD, lung cancer causes the most cancer-related deaths for both men and women worldwide. The American Can
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider