Hidden architecture inside cellular droplets reveals new targets for cancer and neurodegeneration

• Cells rely on biomolecular condensates to coordinate essential biological processes without surrounding membranes • These droplet-like dynamic assemblies control the way in which

Science · February 25, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 1 min · 154 words

'Lock-and-key' chemistry keeps cancer drugs inactive until they reach tumor sites

• Many therapeutic molecules used in cancer treatments are highly toxic, often harming healthy tissues and causing significant side effects • This creates a critical need for strat

Science · February 25, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 1 min · 139 words

One-stop blood tests for multiple types of cancer are increasingly popular

• Will they improve survival rates

A disease model resource reveals core principles of tissue-specific cancer evolution

A disease model resource reveals core principles of tissue-specific cancer evolution

• Abstract Oncogenes such as KRAS display marked tissue specificity in their oncogenic potential, genetic interactions and phenotypic effects, but the underlying determinants remai

Science · February 25, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 241 words
Microplastics found in 90% of prostate cancer tumors, study reveals

Microplastics found in 90% of prostate cancer tumors, study reveals

• Microplastics found in 90% of prostate cancer tumors, study reveals A new study has found tiny plastic particles in nine out of 10 men diagnosed with prostate cancer • Researcher

Science · February 25, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 266 words
Massive US study finds higher cancer death rates near nuclear power plants

Massive US study finds higher cancer death rates near nuclear power plants

• Massive US study finds higher cancer death rates near nuclear power plants A new nationwide study led by researchers at the Harvard T.H. • Chan School of Public Health reports th

Science · February 24, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 324 words
Restoring the tumour mechanophenotype of vocal fold cancer reverts its malignant properties

Restoring the tumour mechanophenotype of vocal fold cancer reverts its malignant properties

• Abstract Increased extracellular matrix deposition and stiffness promotes solid tumour progression. • Yet, the precise mechanotransduction pathways, especially in less-studied me

Materials Science · February 24, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 344 words
US: Study finds cancer deaths more frequent near nuclear plants

US: Study finds cancer deaths more frequent near nuclear plants

• US: Study finds cancer deaths more frequent near nuclear plants Researchers estimate approximately 115,000 cancer deaths during the study period may be connected to communities n

Radioisotope-mimetic molecular afterglow probe for downregulated cancer biomarker imaging

Radioisotope-mimetic molecular afterglow probe for downregulated cancer biomarker imaging

• Abstract Molecular afterglow imaging is a biomedical modality with high sensitivity and specificity. • However, due to the short half-lives of existing afterglow agents, longitud

Materials Science · February 23, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 224 words
Radioisotope-mimetic molecular afterglow probe for downregulated cancer biomarker imaging

Radioisotope-mimetic molecular afterglow probe for downregulated cancer biomarker imaging

• Abstract Molecular afterglow imaging is a biomedical modality with high sensitivity and specificity. • However, due to the short half-lives of existing afterglow agents, longitud

Materials Science · February 22, 2026 (updated February 23, 2026) · 2 min · 234 words

Engineered nanoparticles could deliver better targeted cancer treatment to lymph nodes

• Scientists at McGill University and the Rosalind and Morris Goodman Cancer Institute have developed a new way to deliver cancer immunotherapy that caused fewer side effects compa

Science · February 21, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 150 words

Ultrasound-jiggled nanobubbles can crack cancer's collagen 'fortress'

• Researchers at Case Western Reserve University have discovered a way to breach one of cancer’s most stubborn defenses: the impenetrable fortress that solid tumors build around th

Science · February 18, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 59 words

Toncoin-focused treasury company AlphaTON agrees to sell cancer treatment subsidiary

• Immunova is exercising a call option to acquire iOx Therapeutics Limited, a wholly owned AlphaTON subsidiary that develops cancer treatments.

This reengineered HPV vaccine trains T cells to hunt down cancer

This reengineered HPV vaccine trains T cells to hunt down cancer

• This reengineered HPV vaccine trains T cells to hunt down cancer A tiny structural tweak transformed an HPV cancer vaccine into a far more potent tumor fighter. • Over the last d

Science · February 18, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 119 words
One stem cell generates 14 million tumor-killing NK cells in major cancer breakthrough

One stem cell generates 14 million tumor-killing NK cells in major cancer breakthrough

• One stem cell generates 14 million tumor-killing NK cells in major cancer breakthrough Researchers in China have created a more efficient strategy for producing natural killer (N

Science · February 18, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 243 words

Author Correction: The genomic landscape of response to EGFR blockade in colorectal cancer

• Nature article on EGFR blockade response in colorectal cancer corrected figure duplication. • Micrograph in Extended Data Fig. 8 mistakenly duplicated from Fig. 10, misrepresenti

Science · February 18, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 166 words

Early study connects dogs' cancer survival with their gut microbiome composition

• Canine cancer patients receiving a new form of immunotherapy lived longer or shorter depending on the composition of their microbiome, the community of organisms living in their

Science · February 17, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 94 words
Mysterious RNA led scientists to a hidden layer of cancer

Mysterious RNA led scientists to a hidden layer of cancer

• Mysterious RNA led scientists to a hidden layer of cancer The journey began with T3p, a small RNA molecule detected in breast cancer but not in normal tissue. • When it was first

Science · February 17, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 175 words
This new blood test could detect cancer before it shows up on scans

This new blood test could detect cancer before it shows up on scans

• This new blood test could detect cancer before it shows up on scans A new CRISPR-powered light sensor can detect the faintest molecular signs of cancer in a drop of blood. • Scie

Science · February 17, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 276 words
Microplastics in gastric tissue: A newly discovered risk factor for cancer development?

Microplastics in gastric tissue: A newly discovered risk factor for cancer development?

• Microplastics are everywhere, from the highest mountains to the deepest seas and even in rainwater, as recently detected in Jakarta, Indonesia. • Now, for the first time, scienti

Materials Science · February 16, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 328 words
Scientists discover the enzyme that lets cancer rapidly rewire its DNA

Scientists discover the enzyme that lets cancer rapidly rewire its DNA

• Scientists discover the enzyme that lets cancer rapidly rewire its DNA Researchers identify the enzyme that sets off cancerâ s most chaotic genetic explosion â and it could be a

Science · February 16, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 256 words
First ever inhalable gene therapy for cancer gets fast-tracked by FDA

First ever inhalable gene therapy for cancer gets fast-tracked by FDA

• The gene therapy is administered as a mist that is inhaledNico De Pasquale Photography/Getty Images The gene therapy is administered as a mist that is inhaled Nico De Pasquale Ph

Science · February 11, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 277 words

More than a third of cancers arise from preventable risks

• Over 35% of cancers stem from preventable risk factors. • Smoking remains the leading single cause, responsible for 20% of cases. • Infections such as HPV, hepatitis B/C, and H.

Four in ten cancer cases could be prevented globally

Four in ten cancer cases could be prevented globally

• Up to four in ten cancer cases worldwide could be prevented, according to a new global analysis from the World Health Organization (WHO) and its International Agency for Research

How Artera enhances prostate cancer diagnostics using AWS

How Artera enhances prostate cancer diagnostics using AWS

• AWS Architecture Blog How Artera enhances prostate cancer diagnostics using AWS This post was co-written with Hariharan Ananthakrishnan from Artera. • Artificial intelligence (AI

New Technique for Measuring DNA Damage Could Improve Cancer Therapy and Radiological Emergency Response

New Technique for Measuring DNA Damage Could Improve Cancer Therapy and Radiological Emergency Response

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