Our immune systems have the thankless jobs of guarding us from bacterial and viral invaders and preventing cancer development. Most of the time, we do not notice this hard work because the invaders ...

In tissue biopsies, cancer cells are frequently observed to have nuclei (the cell's genetic information storage) that are ...

In the cancer type multiple myeloma, the malignant cells differ significantly from normal cells regarding the layer of chemical "tags" on DNA and proteins that control whether genes are turned on or ...

Cancer cells possess a remarkable quality called plasticity. This means they can change their form. This ability helps them survive and spread. Cancer cells act like young cells. They can adapt to ...

Cancer cells have fewer heavy hydrogen atoms in their lipids as compared to healthy cells. The finding unearths a potential geochemical tool for cancer diagnosis in the future. As the daughter of a ...

New research from Dana-Farber Cancer Institute shows that a new class of drug results in cell death in cancers, such as small cell lung cancer, with a disabled quality control cell cycle checkpoint ...

BAMF Health in Grand Rapids is offering an alternative treatment for prostate cancer that doesn't involve chemotherapy.