Cancer cell DNA doubling — when cells accidentally duplicate all chromosomes without dividing — now has a new risk factor: ...

Megan Sweet slices tumors. A normal day in the lab finds the Virginia Tech graduate student with hands deep inside a refrigerated metal box, pulling a mounted mouse-grown tumor incrementally closer to ...

Researchers have tested a gene-edited stem cell transplant designed to shield healthy blood-forming cells from powerful ...

A small number of cancer cells with the ability to change their identities and behaviors appear to be a key driver of cancer progression and its ability to evolve resistance to treatment. Targeting ...

Researchers found a new way to kill harmful “zombie” cells that linger after chemotherapy and help cancers become more aggressive. These senescent cells survive by relying on a protective protein ...

Vitamin B2, or riboflavin, is a necessary nutrient for normal body function, energy production, and cell repair.

Circulating tumor cells were first described in 1869 by Thomas Ashworth, an Australian pathologist who observed them in a peripheral blood sample taken from a patient with metastatic cancer. 1 They ...