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Credit: Massachusetts Eye and Ear (BOSTON) - Head and neck tumors that contain cells undergoing a partial epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition -- which transforms them from neatly...

Scientists visualize structure of key DNA repair component with ‘near-atomic resolution’

Credit: ©University of Science & Technology of China,Illustration: Guoyan Wang and Yanbing Ma;structure based on the cryo-EM map of a yeast Mec1-Ddc2 complex (EMDB ID...

Communication between lung tumors and bones contributes to tumor progression

Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigators have identified a way in which a type of lung cancer co-opts a portion of the immune system to increase...

Cancer drug leads to ‘drastic decrease’ in HIV infection in lung cancer patient

Doctors in France have found the first evidence that a cancer drug may be able to eradicate HIV-infected cells in humans. In a letter published...

Shifting protein networks in breast cancer may alter gene function

A given gene may perform a different function in breast cancer cells than in healthy cells due to changes in networks of interacting proteins, according...

How bone cells promote lung cancer growth

A certain type of cell in the bone marrow can help promote tumor growth in mice with early stage lung cancer, a new study finds....

Public resource boosts drug discovery and offers insights into protein function

Researchers at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard have taken the Connectivity Map -- a widely used resource of tools and data -- to...

Versatile cancer drugs

Medications which block enzymes belonging to the kinase family, are among the most effective pharmaceuticals for targeted cancer therapies. Scientists at the German Cancer Consortium...

Some chemicals in smoke may be even more dangerous than previously thought

Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center It's no surprise that chemicals in smoke cause cancer, but a new study published in the Archives of Toxicology...

Targeted treatment could prevent spread of pancreatic cancer, heart damage

Credit: University of Cincinnati Researchers at the University of Cincinnati (UC) College of Medicine have shown that a new targeted treatment could benefit patients with...

Researchers advance technique to detect ovarian cancer

Credit: Weisman Lab/Rice University Researchers at Rice University and the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have refined and, for the first time, run...

Double-edged sword: Killing cancer cells can also drive tumor growth

Credit: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center BOSTON - Cancer therapies including radiation and chemotherapy seek to treat the disease by killing tumor cells. Now a...

Caught in the act: Papillomaviruses promote non-melanoma skin cancer

UV radiation has been known for a long time to be a risk factor for the development of skin cancer. Simultaneous infection with human papillomaviruses...

Vulnerability identified for subtypes of glioblastoma

Glioblastoma, the most common and aggressive form of brain cancer, typically fails to respond to treatment or rapidly becomes drug resistant. In a paper published...

Immune-boosting antibody combination could improve lymphoma survival