A new kind of microscope is giving scientists a way to watch life inside cells with a clarity that feels almost unfair.

Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have developed a suite of algorithms to automate the counting of sister ...

Neuroblastoma cancer cells before (left) and after (right) chemotherapy. The black threads are the cell's internal scaffolding, which breaks apart during treatment. This damage should kill the cell, ...

New NE-AFM method measures nuclear stiffness in living cells. It shows cancer nuclei change softness with chromatin and environment, aiding diagnosis and treatment. By employing a technique called ...

Cancer cells that have broken away from a primary tumor can lurk in the body for years in a dormant state, evading immune ...

Dr. Schwartz answers the question: 'Difference between in situ breast cancers?' — -- Question: What is the difference between ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) and lobular carcinoma in situ (LCIS)?

(a) A scanning electron microscope (SEM) image of the nanoneedle probe used for the measurements. (b) Elasticity map of a 1 µm × 1 µm area on the nuclear surface, showing the change in elasticity ...