One way cancer specialists detect the disease is by examining cells and bodily fluids under a microscope, a time-consuming ...

Drugs made of mRNA have the potential to transform medicine—if only they could get into cells in one piece. Now, University of Connecticut researchers have shown that packaging mRNA like a virus could ...

A dual-action nanomaterial uses cancer’s own chemistry to destroy tumors while leaving healthy cells unharmed.

Scientists have identified a mirror-image form of the amino acid cysteine that selectively slows the growth of certain ...

Many patients with metastatic cancers receive therapy that is initially highly effective, often resulting in complete remission. However, cancer cells have a remarkable capacity to evolve resistance ...

A feature of pancreatic cancer cells' surroundings determines whether they grow fast or become resistant to chemotherapy, a ...

Scientists in China have unveiled a breakthrough way to mass-produce powerful cancer-fighting immune cells in the lab. By ...

Blood tests are helpful for monitoring your overall health. But research suggests they can also give us clues about the ...

Scientists at NYU Langone Health examined cancerous and benign tissues from 10 patients with prostate cancer and found “small ...

Among the most promising tools of cancer therapy, engineered immune cells known as chimeric antigen-receptor (CAR) T cells ...