More than half a billion people worldwide are living with diabetes, the vast majority with type 2 diabetes (T2D), a chronic condition that continues to rise alongside aging populations and changing ...

“If we’re fighting cancer with drugs, it’s crucial to know your enemy. It’s not just transitioning to one resistant state, but it could keep transitioning,” said Yanai. “It’s like a moving target.” ...

Every cell depends on proteins to function and stay healthy. These proteins are made inside the cell from amino acids but cannot simply accumulate inside the cell forever. Once they have done their ...

In a wholly new approach to cancer treatment, Northwestern University biomedical engineers have doubled the effectiveness of chemotherapy in animal experiments. Subscribe to our newsletter for the ...

Like schools of fish and flocks of birds, our cells can also migrate collectively in coordination with their neighbors. This ...

The endoplasmic reticulum is usually the biggest organelle in eukaryotic cells; it has various portions that serve different purposes; and it is the site of protein production, as well other other ...

Circulating tumor cells (CTCs) are cancerous cells that break away from the primary tumor, enter the bloodstream, and travel to another part of the body. Research into CTCs, particularly their ...