Tag: cancer

Engineered “natural killer” cells could help fight cancer

One of the newest weapons that scientists have developed against cancer is a type of engineered immune cell known as

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Squeezing through blood vessels helps melanoma cells survive and thrive

Nine of the 10 most common cancer deaths in Australia are caused by solid tumours, but in most cases it’s

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Scientists unlock ancient cellular wisdom of brain stem cells, offering hope for brain cancer and degenerative disease

In a landmark discovery, researchers from QIMR Berghofer in collaboration with the Francis Crick Institute, have unlocked the secrets of

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Combination approach could overcome treatment resistance in deadly breast cancer

QIMR Berghofer-led research in collaboration with Australian oncology company, Kazia Therapeutics, has found that combining the drug candidate paxalisib with

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A New Way to Predict Cancer’s Spread? Scientists Look at ‘Stickiness’ of Tumor Cells

By assessing how “sticky” tumor cells are, researchers at the University of California San Diego have found a potential way

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RNA’s Surprising Role in DNA Repair

A multi-institutional team of researchers, led by Georgia Tech’s Francesca Storici, has discovered a previously unknown role for RNA. Their

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Scientists uncover limits of metabolic flexibility in a skin cancer

Scientists at the Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at UCLA have identified key

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Bioengineers develop lotus leaf-inspired system to advance study of cancer cell clusters

The lotus leaf is a pioneer of self-cleaning, water-repellant engineering. Water droplets all but hover on its surface, whose unique

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