Within tumors in the human body, there are immune cells (macrophages) capable of fighting cancer, but they have been unable ...

Within tumors in the human body, there are immune cells (macrophages) capable of fighting cancer, but they have been unable to perform their roles properly due to suppression by the tumor.

Cancer treatment often sounds distant and technical, so stories about it can feel hard to enter. Yet, everyday curiosity ...

Cleveland Clinic researchers have discovered that bacteria inside cancerous tumors may be key to understanding why ...

In a recently published study, researchers at Fox Chase Cancer Center revealed for the first time that cancer cells can evade anti-cancer drugs by entering and surviving within bone marrow fibroblasts ...

Scientists have discovered that T cell receptors activate through a hidden spring-like motion that had never been seen before. This breakthrough may help explain why immunotherapy works for some ...

New math model controls biological noise at single-cell level, offering a path to tackle cancer relapse and drug resistance.

Fluorescent nanodiamonds release a small molecule inside breast cancer cells and use quantum sensing to watch how the drug changes local cell chemistry in real time. (Nanowerk Spotlight) When a ...

Researchers have discovered how cells activate a last-resort DNA repair system when severe damage strikes. When genetic ...

Scientists have discovered a promising new approach to fighting cancer in the gut bacteria of a Japanese tree frog, with one ...

Every advance against cancer reveals the same truth: this is a disease that has “learned” to fight back. There are more than 200 types of cancer, and the biology of a tumor is constantly changing.

Disrupted sleep schedules may change breast tissue and immune function, helping aggressive breast cancer grow faster.