In their quest to understand how cancers take root, grow and spread, scientists have for the past half-century explored the genetic aberrations and microenvironmental peculiarities of tumors and their ...

Millions of people worldwide are affected by diseases that cause scarring of the lungs, often leading to breathing ...

Every time your body fights a virus, cells are making split-second decisions that determine whether an infection spreads or ...

In a tale of identities as divergent as "The Prince and the Pauper," a well-known cancer-causing gene also influences cells in a zombie-like state meant to prevent cancer.

Sepsis is a life-threatening condition that occurs when there is misfiring of the immune response to infection. In sepsis, ...

Researchers at LSU's Pennington Biomedical Research Center have identified a previously underappreciated role for tiny ...

A new study found that nearly 20 percent of eligible adults in Medicaid expansion states are in danger of not meeting the ...

NYM096, can identify tumors and effectively deliver targeted radiotherapy to patients with metastatic clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC).

Australian researchers are challenging decades-old assumptions about brain cancer treatment in a bid to make radiation ...

Craniosynostosis is a congenital developmental disorder in which the skull's cranial sutures fuse prematurely.

Malnutrition is a common concern in children with cerebral palsy (CP), a condition that can affect movement, feeding, ...

The findings may lead to new and more personalized treatments. Since the activity of the MYC gene can be measured from a ...