A positron-emission tomogram of a human brain. A positron-emission tomography (PET) scan can detect where glucose is going in the brain—but not at the cellular level. Credit: Shutterstock Glucose is ...

A group of scientists with the University of Texas at Austin and MD Anderson Cancer Center discovered that a potential chemotherapy drug was causing an immune response that usually occurs in response ...

Researchers at NYU Abu Dhabi have developed smart molecules that can both detect and treat cancer, offering a safer and more ...

Researchers at the University of Bayreuth have, for the first time, deciphered key steps in the biosynthetic mechanism of the ...

Contrary to popular belief, antioxidants aren’t a panacea. In fact, recent research in Science suggests that for controlling the growth of prostate cancer, prooxidants may be a better choice. Back in ...

A molecule praised for slowing aging may also give cancer cells exactly what they need to grow.

Nature has long been the source of lifesaving medicines, from willow bark’s natural aspirin to new discoveries in tropical fruits. Now, chemists at the University of Delaware have pioneered a way to ...

An experimental chemotherapy drug may change how we fight cancer by treating it like a virus. Discovered by researchers at ...

Exhaled breath contains chemical clues to what's going on inside the body, including diseases like lung cancer. And devising ways to sense these compounds could help doctors provide early diagnoses - ...

Among Americans under 50, the overall cancer mortality has plummeted by 44% over the last quarter-century. Better diagnostic ...