Since 2016, a global consortium of researchers have been mapping the cells of the human body. Known as the Human Cell Atlas, the objective is to understand and improve health outcomes, particularly ...

One of oncology's biggest challenges is that the same treatment can work well for some patients but fail completely in others ...

Cells in our immune system are best known for providing security against external invaders such as bacteria and viruses. These immune cells also guard against internal threats, including cancerous ...

For years, scientists have sought to create a human artificial ovary, restoring fertility in patients without other options. The first cellular map of a human ovary, recently developed at the ...

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have uncovered a unique ability of a special subtype of natural killer cells in the immune system, called adaptive NK cells, to remember ovarian tumours and ...

A discovery from Mayo Clinic researchers in Rochester shows a certain lung cancer treatment can also be used to treat aggressive cases of ovarian cancer. The study published by clinic researchers in ...

Endometriosis, marked by uterine-like tissue called the endometrium growing outside the organ, affects nearly 10 percent of reproductive-age women. Although it causes severe pelvic pain and sometimes ...

Ovarian cystic neoplasms are ovarian tumors that have cyst-like qualities. They can include epithelial ovarian tumors and germ cell tumors called teratomas. Ovarian cystic neoplasms can be benign, ...

The new method offers researchers a powerful new platform to investigate the molecular mechanisms that control oogenesis, the process by which egg cells develop, and lays important groundwork for ...

How Does Lynparza Work for Ovarian Cancer? Lynparza is a type of medicine known as poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) inhibitor. PARP is a certain protein that helps cancer cells survive and grow. It ...