The researchers found that mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines could potentially help patients whose tumors don’t respond well to ...

It’s ah-choo much for the body to handle. Viral infections like the flu and COVID-19 can “awaken” dormant breast cancer cells hiding in the lungs, paving the way for deadly metastatic disease, a new ...

Respiratory viruses may activate the growth of dormant cancer cells that have spread to the lungs from elsewhere in the body. Infections like flu seem to spark an inflammatory response that helps the ...

The rare Antrodia cinnamomea fungus (also known as Taiwanofungus camphoratus) is only found in Taiwan, and is associated with one particular type of endangered tree. Long used for herbal medicines, ...

Viruses have shown huge potential in treating various kinds of cancer, but the immune response has limited their application to tumours near the body’s surface. Now, scientists have demonstrated that ...

Cancer research has long looked at bacteria and viruses as separate tools for therapy. Now, researchers are showing that the two can actually work better together. A team of scientists has built a new ...