A new study finds that whole-blood FAS and FASL mRNA expression cannot reliably distinguish autoimmune lymphoproliferative syndrome from immune thrombocytopenia, underscoring the need for integrated ...

In the case of an autoimmune disease, the immune system not only attacks pathogens, but also the body’s own cells. Researchers at the University of Freiburg - Medical Center have now been able to show ...

Scientists from Stanford University and the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have discovered a class of molecules that use endogenous proteins to modulate genetic pathways involved in ...

For anyone who has taken Biology 101, the concept of apoptosis—programmed cell death—is taught early in the course. You can't understand the life cycle of a cell without learning how they die. What's ...

Apoptosis, or programmed cell death, is a tightly regulated biological process necessary for normal tissue maintenance and development. However, aberrations in apoptotic signaling networks are ...