The colorful dots at the center are cytotoxic granules used to destroy infected or cancerous cells. Credit: F. Lemaitre @ ...

Tumours have developed many strategies and tricks to gain advantages in the body. Led by cell biology professor Sabine Werner, researchers at ETH Zurich have now discovered another surprising trick ...

A newly identified weakness in “zombie” cells may open the door to more precise cancer treatments by turning their own ...

Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have identified a key enzyme—RNase H2—that helps ...

Cancer cells can brainwash their neighbors. Like the CIA deploying secret agents to turn an enemy, tumors use a similar strategy to manipulate nearby cells. The tumors’ agents are mitochondria, the ...

A new study led by NYU Langone Health researchers found that cancer cells are better able to resist treatments when they have ...

When activated by its target, the newly characterized molecule rips the genome apart, a lethal move that researchers can ...

Researchers discovered a way to keep T cells from wearing out during the fight against cancer, and the approach could make immune-based treatments far more powerful. They found that tumors use a ...

Scientists could reshape cancer treatment by helping powerful drugs work better in the body by exploiting a surface protein called CD36 that helps pull substances into cells. This dramatically ...

A new study led by NYU Langone Health researchers has found that cancer cells are better able to resist treatments when they ...

Scientists have discovered how cells decide when to respond to physical forces, potentially opening new avenues for tackling ...

Scientists at UCLA have developed an "off-the-shelf" cell-based immunotherapy that was able to track down and kill pancreatic cancer cells even after they had spread to other organs. In a mouse study, ...