How cells survive oxidative stress and ferroptosis

EPFL scientists have identified a molecular pathway that protects cells from lipid oxidation and ferroptosis, a regulated ...
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This rare mutation destroys brain cells, scientists found the cause

Scientists have traced a devastating pattern of brain cell loss in a handful of families to a single, ultra-rare mutation ...
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In iron-dependent cell death, lysosome destabilization is key

Fukuoka, Japan—The duplication and division of cells is critical to keeping all multicellular organisms alive. But the opposite process is equally important: cell death. Controlled death of cells, or ...
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Receptors and Broken Lysosomes Explain Risk from APOE Variants

Of the 20,000+ human genes, none has greater influence on late-onset Alzheimer’s disease than APOE. But why do certain variants of this lipid transporter protect the brain, while others endanger it? A ...