Overstuffed cancer cells may have an Achilles’ heel
In a study using yeast cells and data from cancer cell lines, Johns Hopkins University scientists report they have found
Read more
Genetic differences between strains of Epstein-Barr virus can alter its activity
Researchers at the University of Sussex have identified how differences in the genetic sequence of the two main strains of
Read more
Researchers discriminate between mutations that promote cancer growth and those that don’t
Until now, researchers believed recurrent mutations (hotspot mutations) in cancer tumors were the important mutations (driver mutations) that promoted cancer
Read more
Childhood adversity linked to early puberty, premature brain development and mental illness: Penn study details effects of poverty and trauma on youth brain and behavior
Growing up in poverty and experiencing traumatic events like a bad accident or sexual assault can impact brain development and
Read more
Opportunistic cancer cells ‘slip through the gaps’ to spread through blood vessels
Cancer cells may rely on opportunism, as well as chemical signalling, to spread through the body, according to new findings
Read more
Unanticipated early origins of childhood brain cancer: Study identifies earliest traces of brain cancer long before the disease becomes symptomatic
Brain tumours are the leading cause of non-accidental death in children in Canada, but little is known about when these
Read more
Research decodes one way cancer survives treatment, proposes a way to prevent it
Cancer cells have various tricks up their metaphorical sleeves to survive in the face of chemotherapy, radiotherapy and other cancer
Read more
How immune cells help tumors escape body’s defenses
New research from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and the UPMC Hillman Cancer Center sheds light on how
Read more
Mini microscope for studies of brain disease in living mice
Working with mice, a team of Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers has developed a relatively inexpensive, portable mini microscope that could
Read more
Like racecars and geese, cancer cells draft their way to new tumor sites: New research gives boost to fighting disease through cell metabolism
NASCAR has nothing on cancer cells when it comes to exploiting the power of drafting, letting someone else do the
Read more