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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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Scientists create hydrogel that 'reprograms' cancer cells into stem cells in 24 hours Prof. Shinya Tanaka of Hokkaido University led the research on double network (DN) hydrogels, which help turn ...

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 ...

In particular, how heat-resistant cancer cells regulate necrosis has received little scientific attention, limiting hyperthermia's potential as a standard cancer treatment.

Cancer cells turbocharge themselves by stealing the energy-producing units from neurons in tumours, scientists report today in Nature 1. This act of thievery seems to give cancer cells a boost to ...