Researchers have discovered how cells activate a last-resort DNA repair system when severe damage strikes. When genetic ...

Normal TFE3 protein appears diffuse throughout a cell (left), whereas the TFE3 fusion proteins found in a rare kidney cancer form tiny liquid droplets near the cell’s DNA, where they regulate ...

Can pollution cause it? What about inflammation? And how do tumors spread? Here’s what scientists are learning about this complex disease. By Nina Agrawal Every day, billions of cells in our body ...

A team led by surgeon-scientist Dr. Vinod Balachandran identified the molecular pathway involved in the formation of tertiary lymphoid structures. Therapeutically targeting this pathway could ...

A mechanism underlying neutrophil reprogramming in brain cancers has been uncovered, illuminating potential therapeutic targets to stop their pro-cancer effect. Tumor-infiltrating neutrophils are ...

Former president Joe Biden has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, his office announced on Sunday. The 82-year-old has what is described as an “aggressive form” of cancer that has already spread to ...

Texas A&M researchers found that in an aggressive kidney cancer, RNA builds “droplet hubs” that activate tumor genes. By creating a molecular switch to dissolve these hubs, they stopped cancer growth ...

Rates of one type of breast cancer — invasive lobular carcinoma — have been rising in the United States more than three times faster than those of all other breast cancers combined over the past ...

Former President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer that has spread to the bone. Doctors not involved in the former president's care said his diagnosis shows the ...

The terms tumor and cancer can refer to different types of lumps and bumps. But the terms are often confused and misused—by the general public and even health professionals. For instance, doctors can ...