UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have discovered that increasing the levels of a protein called BACH2 makes ...

A small number of cancer cells with the ability to change their identities and behaviors appear to be a key driver of cancer ...

Stopping cancer cells from entering a soft biomechanical state could help the immune system clear dormant cancer metastasis.

Cancer cachexia upregulates one-carbon metabolism in multiple organs throughout the body, a new mouse study reveals, ...

Colorectal cancer, the abnormal growth of cancerous cells in the large intestine or the rectum, is one of the most common ...

In a Jan. 13th installation of the Stanford Cancer Institute’s “Breakthroughs in Cancer” lecture series, Lawrence Fong ...

Stanford University scientists have found that erythropoietin (EPO), a protein identified nearly 40 years ago for its ability to stimulate the production of red blood cells also plays a surprising, ...

The study, published in British scientific journal Nature, suggests that the disease may begin in basal stem cells — long-lived cells that help repair and replace damaged tissue in the lungs — ...

When you're pounding along an icy pavement or sweating through a gym workout, you try to remind yourself of the many health benefits of exercise. Between gasps, you can say that a healthy, fit ...

Holly has a degree in Medical Biochemistry from the University of Leicester. Her scientific interests include genomics, personalized medicine, and bioethics.View full profile Holly has a degree in ...