Hepatic stellate cells (HSCs) are activated to heal the liver when it has a lesion (such as fibrosis or fatty liver); their function is to protect the liver by producing an extracellular matrix ...

CAR T-cell therapy, which transforms patients’ own immune cells into cancer-fighting warriors, has been extremely effective ...

For years, it has been a mainstay of treatment to stop the spread of many cancers. But is the removal of lymph nodes – tiny, bean-shaped nodules that filter waste and bacteria – really the best way to ...

Researchers have identified a stress-activated control mechanism that helps breast cancer cells reshape gene activity to ...

A new study has uncovered promising therapeutic strategies against one of the deadliest forms of prostate cancer.

When under cellular stress, breast cancer cells turn on genes that promote tumor growth and stress resistance.

New research has identified a paradoxical new way in which cancer cells survive and regrow after targeted therapy: by ...

Researchers have discovered that tiny cell structures called primary cilia help repair DNA in bile duct cells, opening new ...

For example, after removing a melanoma or basal cell carcinoma, a patch-like LED device could deliver focused light to ...

The most common symptoms of prostate cancer are needing to urinate more often and straining to pee. Men may also feel as ...