cancer Archives

Meet a Biophysicist: Dr. Dinesh Medipally

A biophysicist studies chemical and physical principles of living things and of biological processes, such as cell development and disease.

Scientists have crafted a cancer-fighting Trojan horse by making folded DNA and filling the tiny pockets with anti-cancer drugs.

Scientists at the University of Southampton have discovered a novel way to attack tumors using the body’s own immune system to treat cancer.

Green tea has many health benefits, but how does it work? New research reveals one mechanism behind green tea’s anti-cancer properties.

Did cancer kill the dinosaurs? A deformed dinosaur bone has given a glimpse of life as a 77-million-year-old cancer “survivor.”

Scientists have found a new way to defeat cancer by killing cancer cells without harming the patient.

Large sharks are known to heal rapidly and resist cancer. Could humans possibly learn how sharks do it and copy them?

Tasmanian devils are the largest remaining marsupial carnivore. They are social and aggressive, and they’re suffering from facial tumors.