For example, drug-tolerant ‘persister’ cancer cells can cause disease relapse after therapy. The accumulation of iron in organelles called lysosomes is a hallmark of these persister cells 1 .

Human blood stem cells have been made in a laboratory for the first time, which could significantly improve how we treat certain types of cancer.. The lab-grown cells have so far only been tested ...

Curcumin—a compound found in turmeric—is said to be one of the best ways to stop bowel cancer in its tracks. According to a ...

Critical relationship between stem cells and mechanical signals unveiled Date: December 2, 2024 Source: The Hospital for Sick Children Summary: Researchers uncover how two mechano-sensing ion ...

Bacteria, such as the food poisoning bug Salmonella, could be used to fight bowel cancer, thanks to a new finding by Cancer Research UK funded researchers in Glasgow and Birmingham.

In the new study, published Apr. 3 in Gastroenterology, the investigators showed that in a preclinical model of short bowel syndrome, deleting the colon gene SATB2 prompts cells of the upper colon ...

Scientists have discovered that bowel cancer cells can transform into skin or muscle cells, allowing them to spread more aggressively. This breakthrough offers hope for treating the increasing ...