Background Patients with psoriasis (PsO) are at increased risk of developing psoriatic arthritis (PsA). Emerging evidence suggests that biologic therapies may differentially influence the development ...

High blood pressure during pregnancy is a serious concern for any woman. In addition to posing a threat to the health of the mother and baby, disorders such as preeclampsia are early warning signs ...

Inflammation has to fight pathogens fast—but it can't get out of control. Researchers at the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) have now deciphered in more detail how the organism masters this ...

Imagine a growing tumor, getting larger, and developing dying, necrotic regions. Such tumors usually result in a bad prognosis for people who have them. Scientists have long thought that a lack of ...

The pancreas is an organ in the abdomen (tummy) that secretes several digestive enzymes (substances that break down the food that we eat) into the pancreatic ductal system, which empties into the ...

Illustration of a healthy cell (left) alongside a cell that has been affected by necrosis (right). Credit: LinkGevity Necrosis drives aging and disease by triggering damaging inflammation.

Aging has long been viewed as a slow and inevitable decline. But new research suggests that hidden deep within the body’s cellular processes, there may be a crucial trigger point – one that could be ...

For hundreds of years, humans have pursued the secrets of aging with unwavering determination – decoding our DNA, analyzing free radicals, and testing so-called miracle compounds – in hopes of slowing ...

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 ...