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 ...

Breast cancers frequently spread to the bone, establishing tumors that are largely impervious to treatment and are associated with poor patient prognoses. A deficiency in the oxygen-carrying capacity ...

Recent advancements in cancer research are shedding light on a novel therapeutic strategy aimed at overcoming the formidable challenge of cancer stem cells (CSCs). These unique cells are known for ...

The screen worked, flagging expected cancer genes. But it also kept returning something that seemed impossible: genes for synapses, glutamate receptors, and neural signaling pathways. “We absolutely ...

More than 90% of cancer deaths in America are attributable to metastasis, when cancer spreads from its original site to other parts of the body. Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center ...