Researchers pinpoint colon cancer stem cells
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A small population of stem cells drives tumor growth in colon cancer, researchers said on Monday in a discovery that could lead to a new approach to tackle the deadly disease.
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An acne-like rash may be good news for  colon cancer patients because it shows that a targeted therapy  for the disease is working, Belgian scientists said on  Thursday.
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Stomach cancer originates from bone marrow-derived stem cells and not from stomach stem cells as previously believed, a study says.
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New experiments suggest stem cell research may be possible using skin patches rather than embyros.
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Stomach cancer may not originate from the organ itself, but from bone marrow cells, researchers find.
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Immune cells taken from one person may be able to join the battle against cancer in another, says a researcher.
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WEDNESDAY, Feb. 14 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers have discovered that a gene that triggers the growth of stem cells during early brain development is also key to the growth of deadly adult brain tumors called gliomas.
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NEW YORK  - A large new study confirms that physical activity reduces colon cancer risk.
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Scientists from Singapore&#39;s Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology have discovered two genes that may regulate the growth of cancer cells.
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Researchers have discovered a small population of stem cells in pancreatic cancer that appear to drive tumor growth, opening the door for a potential new approach for treating this particularly deadly disease.
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Researchers in Singapore have worked  out a way to kill intestinal stem cells that may develop into  colorectal cancer, the second largest cause of cancer related  deaths in western countries.
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The first genetic map of colon and   breast cancer shows that nearly 200 mutated genes -- most of   them previously unknown -- help tumors start, grow and spread,   U.S. researchers reported on Thursday.
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Researchers in Singapore have worked out a way to kill intestinal stem cells that may develop into colorectal cancer, the second largest cause of cancer related deaths in western countries.
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Possible stem cells identified in the mouse pancreas could hold the key to new treatments for type 1 diabetes. Researchers at the University of Toronto in Ontario, Canada believe that the cells
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Scientists have identified a cardiac stem cell that could be the basis for new heart therapies
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Curing blindness and treating diabetes "naturally" in mice are just two of the recent breakthroughs that suggest stem cells hold real potential for helping humans.
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Scientists in Massachusetts said today they had created several colonies of human embryonic stem cells without harming the embryos from which they were derived, the latest in a series of recent advances that could speed development of stem cell-based treatments for a variety of diseases.