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The mechanisms that lead to inflammation after necrotic cell death are poorly understood. New data show that the C-type lectin Mincle is involved in this process. Transmembrane CLRs are part of the ...

Scientists at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign report they have uncovered a protein that may aid efforts to fine-tune the use of immunotherapies for cancer. Their study in mice ...

Breast fat necrosis is a condition characterized by the presence of benign masses in the breast. Fat necrosis can develop anywhere inside the breast, but does not increase the chances of developing ...

THE medical literature of the past ten years contains many reports of injurious side effects of systemic corticosteroid therapy. 1–4 Osteoporosis and resulting vertebral fractures are almost the only ...

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. The process of ...

Necrosis is a form of inappropriate cell death that contributes to several pathological conditions in humans. Despite the significant impact of necrosis on human health, its molecular mechanisms have ...

White blood cells are part of many immune system responses in the human body. New research shows that a specific type of those cells may cause brain cancer tissues to die — but that’s not good news, ...

The pancreas performs vital functions in your body. It helps in digestion and creates insulin to maintain your blood sugar. Certain conditions and lifestyle choices can damage the pancreas and lead to ...

MASSIVE gastrointestinal bleeding has always been a serious diagnostic and therapeutic problem. The problem is even greater when the bleeding occurs in an old person who may simultaneously exhibit a ...

In the study, published in Oncogene, a world-leading international team of scientists and clinicians explore the potential of necrosis – when cells die unexpectedly as a result of infection, injury or ...

Necrosis is derived from the Greek word 'nekus,' which means 'a dead body.' In medical world, necrosis indicates the death phase of cells or tissues. Most of your body cells are programmed for death ...