The DNA packed inside every human cell contains instructions for life, written in billions of letters of genetic code. Every time a cell divides, the complete code, divided among 46 chromosomes, must ...

A new discovery by Van Andel Institute scientists reveals that glucose, an essential cellular fuel that powers immune cells, ...

A novel AI tool could help clinicians personalize cancer treatments through characterization of individual tumor ...

Killer immune cells destroy cancer cells and cells infected by virus. These CD8 + T cells are activated after detection of ...

Scientists have discovered a sugar compound from deep-sea bacteria that can destroy cancer cells in a dramatic way. This natural substance, produced by microbes living in the ocean, causes cancer ...

New therapies harness the body’s cancer-fighting powers, but they don't work for everyone. UChicago experts aim to change ...

In a first-of-its-kind clinical trial, UCLA scientists have shown it's possible to reprogram a patient's blood-forming stem ...

Neurons often receive organelles called mitochondria from other cells. It emerges that neurons donate mitochondria that support cancer-cell spread.

Cancer cells turbocharge themselves by stealing the energy-producing units from neurons in tumours, scientists report today in Nature 1. This act of thievery seems to give cancer cells a boost to ...

This approach suggests a new way to deliver immunotherapy, acting as an internal factory that produces tumor-targeting immune cells over time and potentially offering longer-lasting protection.