Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have revolutionized cancer treatment by using a patient’s own T-cells to target tumors. However, they can cause rare but potentially fatal cardiac inflammation ...

CAR-T therapy is a major advance in cancer care, but high costs and centralized global manufacturing limit access.

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A new study explains how pancreatic tumors use a sugar coating to hide from the immune system and shows that a newly ...

Colorectal cancer breaks the usual immune rules, with certain regulatory T cells linked to improved survival. In many solid ...

You probably know someone who is affected by cancer. This disease results when cells divide uncontrollably and can make a person sick, sometimes very seriously. I’m a biologist who specializes in the ...

A research team at Oregon Health & Science University has discovered a promising new drug combination that may help people ...

Cigarette smoking is by far the biggest risk factor for lung cancer, data shows — but in a surprising turn of events, the most common form of the disease is primarily found in non-smokers. Researchers ...

For decades, cancer research focused mainly on genetics and a handful of lifestyle choices, such as smoking and heavy alcohol use. But scientists now agree that inherited mutations explain only a ...

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An experiment involving artificial organs is just one way researchers are trying to capitalize on the weird ways low-gravity environments affect the human body. When you purchase through links on our ...

Studying why heart cells are less likely to become cancerous can provide clues to improving heart regeneration and treatments for heart disease. When you purchase through links on our site, we may ...