Researchers have found a particular type of stem cell that helps form the spine — and that secretes a protein that seems to attract cancer, which could help explain why certain types of cancer spread ...

A sweeping genetic screen reveals how the brain is built and exposes a hidden gene behind a newly discovered childhood brain ...

Researchers are targeting dormant tumour cells that might explain why some cancers reappear long after successful treatment.

Immune cells called B cells make antibodies that fight off invading bacteria, viruses and other foreign substances. During ...

As we age, our immune system quietly loses its edge, and scientists have uncovered a surprising reason why. A protein called ...

With every heart attack, billions of cardiomyocytes, the contracting heart muscle cells that make the heart pump time after time over a lifetime, are lost which can lead to heart failure or injury.

Dry eye disease happens when the lacrimal glands do not make enough tears, or the tears do not have the right balance of ...

Immune cells called B cells make antibodies that fight off invading bacteria, viruses and other foreign substances. During ...

Gastric cancer cells can activate KRAS-driven signals, enabling autonomous tumor growth by producing their own WNT proteins. New research reveals how gastric cancer cells exploit WNT signaling for ...