Scientists have found a way to transform hard-to-treat tumors into targets for the immune system. Using two protein ...

Scientists are hoping to treat diseases including cancer and Alzheimer's by influencing how cells make life-or-death ...

Cancer is classified as the uncontrollable growth of mutated cells. There are different types of cancers that correlate to ...

By learning to adjust these biological “brakes” with precision, medicine is entering a new era. Treatments inspired by these ...

Researchers at MIT and Harvard Medical School found a way to engineer CAR-NK immune cells that makes them much less likely to ...

A team of scientists at Kyoto University's Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (iCeMS) has created a protein-based therapeutic tool that could change the way we treat diseases caused by ...

Treatment options for stomach cancer include surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and immunotherapy. Treatment can ...

Scientists at UCSF identified a key cellular switch that plays a large role in pulmonary fibrosis, and found a way of ...

(THE CONVERSATION) Every day, your immune system performs a delicate balancing act, defending you from thousands of pathogens that cause disease while sparing your body’s own healthy cells. This ...

Cancer cells are known to reawaken embryonic genes to grow. A new study reveals the disease also hijacks the proteins, or "editors," that control how those genes are read.