November 3, 2009 (Chicago, Illinois) — Type I endometrial cancer patients, who normally have a good prognosis, occasionally succumb to their disease within 2 to 3 years. Investigators from the ...

The process of necrosis, a form of cell death, may represent one of the most promising ways to change the course of human aging, disease and even space travel, according to a new study from ...

Heat-induced increase of membrane fluidity is suppressed by cholesterol, preventing membrane disruption. Thus, cholesterol-rich cells are resistant to heat-induced necrosis, and cholesterol depletion ...