A small number of cancer cells with the ability to change their identities and behaviors appear to be a key driver of cancer ...

Plastic particles from water bottles can kill pancreatic cells and cause diabetes, study finds - Previous research links tiny ...

Over the past few years, studies have suggested that plastic particles from bottles, food packaging and waste have been ...

“There has never really been an integrated explanation as to why cancer cells develop plasticity,” said Antonio Iavarone, M.D. “That’s what our study does. We’ve now revealed how the plasticity of ...

We’re not Barbie girls, but we live in a plastic world. Microplastics, tiny specks of broken-down plastic, are all around us. They hover in the air, float in our water, and are sprinkled in the food ...

A newly discovered cell type could transform how plastic surgeries are performed—from facial reconstructions to nose jobs. Cartilage transplants are central to many procedures, being used to fix cleft ...