NY prison review finds prevalence of contraband and gang activity that exacerbates safety problems, which undermine the goal ...

Our bodies are constantly deciding which cells should live and which should die through a process called apoptosis. This type ...

Researchers have identified a previously overlooked mechanism of brain cell death that appears to play a major role in ...

Getting it over the finish line was a labor of love—and now, more than five years after her death, the lab of former Sloan ...

Before a leaf dies, plants recover nutrients that the rest of the plant can reuse for growth and survival. Researchers at Umeå Plant Science Center have now identified a metabolic "point of no return" ...

Thirty-four correctional workers have died by suicide over the past 15 years, according to a report by the Office of the ...

In most of the country, executions are a thing of the past. But one state has been carrying them out at a record pace.

Scientists have solved a long-standing mystery by discovering the missing genetic ingredient that helps melanoma cells become ...

Medication-assisted therapy uses drugs such as buprenorphine or Suboxone to quell addiction cravings and reduce withdrawal symptoms. L.A. County allotted $25 million this fiscal year to fund the ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Children’s Mercy is expanding its cell and gene therapy program with the help of artificial intelligence (AI). Children’s Mercy said it will be collaborating with Basepath Health, ...

Advocates for individuals with developmental disabilities are calling for greater protections after a 22-year-old with autism died while attending a state-certified day habilitation program in ...

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