A fungus trapped in King Tut's tomb, once feared for killing scientists, may now save lives by targeting leukemia cells in ...

Respiratory illnesses such as Covid and the flu can awaken dormant cancer cells in the body and cause them to spread, ...

Henrietta Lacks' cells, known as HeLa cells, became a groundbreaking force in science. Her biography sheds light on the ...

Cancer cells can acquire energy-generating structures called mitochondria from nearby nerve cells, which seems to aid their spread, a discovery that could lead to new treatments ...

These white blood cells, which circulate constantly through the bloodstream and tissues, eliminate viral infections and sick cells, including cancer cells. Dr. Boudreau’s research focuses on how to ...

Scientists have discovered a sugar compound from deep-sea bacteria that can destroy cancer cells in a dramatic way. This natural substance, produced by microbes living in the ocean, causes cancer ...

This cancer cells can hide is “roots” or circulate in the body, causing cancer recurrence even after successful treatment. Until now, they were extremely hard to isolate and study.

The estate of Henrietta Lacks sued a biotechnology company on Monday, accusing it of selling cells that doctors at Johns Hopkins Hospital took from the Black woman in 1951 without her knowledge or ...

The cancer cells of some men feature a striking mutation: their Y chromosome is missing altogether. Now, tantalizing research suggests that this mutation can spread ‘contagiously’ from tumour ...

Henrietta Lacks, who died in 1951 at age 31, was being treated for aggressive cervical cancer at Johns Hopkins Hospital when the cells were removed. The lack of consent was typical of the time ...