The finding could be used to study and potentially reverse the spread of brain cancer, while the digital modeling tool could become a way to fight other cancers throughout the body. "This research ...

Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...

The immune system provides constant surveillance for the body, aiming to spot and eliminate disease-causing microbes or ...

Despite the development of numerous cancer treatment technologies, the common goal of current cancer therapies is to eliminate cancer cells. This approach, however, faces fundamental limitations, ...

New NE-AFM method measures nuclear stiffness in living cells. It shows cancer nuclei change softness with chromatin and environment, aiding diagnosis and treatment. By employing a technique called ...

Cancer research today is rapidly evolving, exploring more modalities and personalized options to help patients. For many patients diagnosed with earlier stages of the disease, the potential for ...

Scientists identify measurable cellular changes that flag higher cancer risk more than a decade before tumors appear. In A ...

The body's cells respond to stress -- toxins, mutations, starvation or other assaults -- by pausing normal functions to focus on conserving energy, repairing damaged components and boosting defenses.

(a) A scanning electron microscope (SEM) image of the nanoneedle probe used for the measurements. (b) Elasticity map of a 1 µm × 1 µm area on the nuclear surface, showing the change in elasticity ...