Proof-of-concept trial in a single patient shows that cells can survive transplantation without immunosuppression ...

Finding out how microbes make compounds containing the diazo chemical group could help researchers to synthesize useful ...

Their makers claim they can detect dozens of cancer types — but some scientists say they could be missing many cancers or delivering the wrong diagnosis.

Oregon Health & Science University researchers have found that certain nerves that play an integral role in the body's "fight or flight" stress response can support pancreatic tumor growth. These ...

Scientists have identified a crucial molecular switch that decides whether pancreatic cancer cells resist chemotherapy or respond to it. The key player, a gene called GATA6, keeps tumours in a more ...

The microbes that live in our mouth and gut may influence whether an allergic reaction to peanuts is mild or life-threatening, and could be harnessed to ward off a severe attack ...

Three-quarters of kidney transplants in the U.S. come from deceased donors, and donation after circulatory death, in contrast ...

These nutrient-dense seeds come with a number of health benefits—but the key to getting the most out of the superfood comes down to how you consume it.

Currently, no consensus exists regarding the definition of oligometastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, its necessary diagnostic measures, and potential treatment approaches. To address these ...

A new blood test detected early-stage pancreatic cancer with 87.5% accuracy in a study of 672 people. The test combines four protein biomarkers to better distinguish cancer from noncancerous ...

Philadelphia researchers at the University of Pennsylvania, working with engineers at Harvard, have wired up lab-grown mini pancreases with hair-thin electronics, nudging immature alpha and beta cells ...