Researchers in Japan have identified a striking new way immune cells strip DNA out of dying neighbors, a process they call ...

Over the years, cell biology has built a detailed picture of how cells compartmentalize their internal functions. Central to this organization is the nucleus, which houses the genetic material and is ...

Cells were long believed to safeguard nuclear contents, releasing them only during cell death. Extracellular DNA was thought ...

The types of fats we consume directly impacts the survival and strength of the body’s immune cells and ability to fight disease, researchers have found.

A new study identifies an extreme but effective way that brain immune cells can prevent the parasite Toxoplasma gondii from spreading: they kill themselves to eliminate the dangerous microbes they ...

Prisoners heard an inmate screaming "I'm on fire" in the 33 minutes it took for her to be let out of her cell during a blaze. Clare Dupree, 48, from Cardiff, died in December 2022 — two days after ...

The progressive loss of function and structure of neuronal cells is a process that falls under the name "neurodegeneration." Regardless of their etiology, ...

Eric Dane died after battling ALS. Here’s what to know about ALS, the progressive neurological disease that affects nerve cells and has no known cure.

As new research suggests that anxiety about the future is taking its toll on us biologically, Helen digs into the science behind this self-fulfilling prophecy ...

Alex Vesia reported to spring training months after he missed the World Series following the death of his baby.