The most common cause of death is 'cancer', but a fierce battle is waged inside the body to prevent cancer. Scientific YouTube channel Kurzgesagt has released a movie about what it is like. an ...

Scientists at Duke-NUS Medical School have developed two powerful computational tools that could transform how researchers study the “conversations” between cells inside the body. The tools, called ...

Cancer is one of the leading causes of death worldwide, marked by the uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells. What makes it more dangerous is the ability of cancer cells to move quickly through the ...

Within tumors in the human body, there are immune cells (macrophages) capable of fighting cancer, but they have been unable to perform their roles properly due to suppression by the tumor. KAIST ...

Learn how modified fluorescent proteins are evolving into quantum sensors, enhancing our understanding of cellular processes.

Calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II (CaMKII) gathers inside a growing membrane bleb, creating a local increase in water pressure. This pressure draws in water and pushes the cell membrane ...

Gram-stained section of a macrophage with ingested S epidermidis bacteria, seen as purple granules within its cytoplasm. In this stain, the nucleus appears pale, with a reddish nucleolus. It is ...

Cancer cells are basically the ultimate rule-breakers of the body. Under normal conditions, our cells follow a pretty strict set of instructions: grow when needed, stop when the job is done, and die ...

Cancer is one of the most feared diseases in the world today. Almost every family has been touched by it in some way. For ...