The new study shows how cancer cells survive in an environment made hostile by the persistent shortage of the energy from glucose needed to drive tumor growth.

A new study has uncovered an unexpected way cancer cells can escape the immune system, making it harder for treatments to work. The study, published in Cancer Cell, explains how a type of cancer cell ...

Over time, technological advances made it easier to study the microbiota, and in 1977, the famous ratio of one human cell for ...

Researchers discover how mitochondria not only produce energy but also influence inflammation.

Genes make up the blueprints and outline the process of building every living organism. To ensure that the right genes are ...

Kidney cells can make memories too. At least, in a metaphorical sense. Neurons have historically been the cell most associated with memory. But far outside the brain, kidney cells can also store ...

Scientists focused on certain organs — plotting the jobs of cells in the mouth, stomach and intestines, as well as cells that ...

Combining stem cells and silicon nanowires in lab-grown tissue has shown promise as a step toward a new treatment for heart ...

Chemotherapy drugs can kill cancer cells by halting DNA replication, but a glucose-depleted environment can help cancer cells ...