Can the bend of a banana give us insight into cancer? What does the shape of a rice grain have to do with infertility? The ...

Scientists at Oregon State University have engineered a powerful new nanomaterial that zeroes in on cancer cells and destroys them from the inside out. Designed to exploit cancer’s unique ...

A newly discovered gene switch may help turn chemotherapy-resistant pancreatic cancer into a treatable disease.

The first and largest dataset of genomic structure variations specific to childhood cancers was published today by scientists from St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and the National Cancer ...

Younger colorectal cancer patients have abnormally stiff colon tissue that promotes tumor growth, pointing to biomechanical forces as a key factor in early-onset disease.

Iron is essential to biological function, and iron-based nanomaterials may become valuable tools in the long-term effort to ...

This Collection on "Epitranscriptomics and RNA Structure in Cancer” brings together a collection of cutting-edge research articles and reviews exploring the interplay between RNA chemical ...

A lack of vitamin B2 makes tumour cells more susceptible to a unique form of cell death. This was discovered by researchers at the Rudolf Virchow Centre at the University of Würzburg.

Researchers from the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center and The Johns Hopkins University have created a novel database ...

DNA's iconic double helix does more than "just" store genetic information. Under certain conditions it can temporarily fold into unusual shapes. Researchers at Umeå University, Sweden, have now shown ...

A multidisciplinary team of researchers at Princeton University conducted a study to find out what patients diagnosed with ...