How cancer cell death may harm the immune system and promote tumor growth

A new study has uncovered an unexpected way cancer cells can escape the immune system, making it harder for treatments to work. The study, published in Cancer Cell, explains how

A hormone that silences the immune system may unlock new cancer treatments

Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have discovered how a hormone interacts with a receptor on the surface of immune cells to shield cancer cells from the body’s natural defenses.

A bleak midwinter in London’s hospital corridors of care

Karl MercerBBC London political editor BBC Roy Mitchell, accompanied by son Cliff, was among the many patients experiencing “corridor care” when the BBC visited Queen’s Hospital Matthew Trainer thinks this