Leukemia stem cells cause treatments to fail, but findings open new avenues to overcome resistance

Scientists from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and the HI-STEM Stem Cell Institute have deciphered a key mechanism ...
EurekAlert!

Free fatty acids induce mammary epithelial cell death in ketotic dairy cows via endoplasmic reticulum stress

High concentrations of free fatty acid (FFA) in ketotic dairy cows activate endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress pathways, ...
Technology Networks

Extrinsic Apoptosis Pathway Identified as Therapeutic Target in Lymphoma

Researchers found that targeting cFLIP re-sensitized lymphoma cells to death signals in preclinical mouse models of DLBCL.
RMD Open

Heat-not-burn tobacco induces protein post-translational modifications and apoptosis in bronchial cells: possible role in rheumatoid arthritis

Objectives Smoking is recognised as one of the strongest environmental risk factors for the development of rheumatoid ...

Discovery of a novel vulnerability in aggressive lymphoma could change future therapy

A research team at the University of Cologne's Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne (CMMC) has discovered that the protein ...
Ars Technica

Your cells are dying. All the time.

Billions of cells die in your body every day. Some go out with a bang, others with a whimper. They can die by accident if they’re injured or infected. Alternatively, should they outlive their natural ...