The SCG2 hormone allows tumors to suppress immune defenses, opening up a new therapeutic avenue against cancer.

In the march of metastasis, a molecular trail of crumbs guides some cancer cells from the primary tumor to establish new ...

Researchers in Georgetown University School of Medicine (SOM) professor Alejandro Villagra’s lab are continuing novel ...

New research by the IU School of Medicine is looking at new ways to fight aggressive cancers. Right now the focus is on ...

Researchers at the Van Andel Institute discovered a sweet twist in cancer treatment. Glucose enhances the cancer-fighting ...

Some of our biggest threats can come in the tiniest forms—viruses and bacteria. Thankfully, we are born with a built-in ...

Scientists have uncovered how a key type of immune cell adapts its behaviour depending on the type of infection, paving the way for better vaccines ...

Lung tumors don't just evade the immune system. They reshape it at its source. Researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and collaborators report in the September 10 online issue of ...

Researchers found that zeaxanthin, long associated with eye health, may also boost the body’s immune response against cancer. In a recent study, scientists at the University of Chicago found that ...

Scientists are reprogramming how T cells work so they can fight against tumors, "turning them from cancer protectors into ...

Philadelphia’s pioneering cancer scientist, Carl June, has been honored with two awards in the last month for his seminal work engineering the body’s immune system to fight cancer. June has spent ...

It was long thought that fat in the brain played no role in neurodegenerative diseases, but Purdue University researchers are ...