Today, in many places around the world, Halloween celebrations will take place. The spooky holiday culminates with costumes, pumpkins, and trick-or-treating, but its roots go back to an ancient Celtic ...

T cells (red) attack cancer cell (white) / Rita Elena Serda, Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center at Baylor College of Medicine, National Cancer Institute, NIH Share Lights, vitamin, action. A ...

Cancer is the leading cause of disease-related death in childhood. This is in part due to cancer-associated genes called oncogenes that can be found far from chromosomes in cell nuclei on ring-shaped ...

Scientists reveal how dangerous 'zombie cells' accumulate in our bodies due to poor sleep, triggering serious health conditions including heart disease ...

When it comes to treating disease, one promising avenue is addressing the presence of senescent cells. These cells — also known as "zombie cells" — stop dividing but don't die off as cells typically ...

When it comes to living longer, what you eat matters. Emerging science suggests that certain foods may help you age better by targeting so-called zombie cells—damaged cells that don’t die, but linger ...