Key Immune Cells Maintain Healthy Gut Bacteria to Protect Against Colon Cancer
An immune cell subset called innate lymphoid cells (ILC3s) protects against colorectal cancer, in part by helping to maintain a healthy dialogue between the immune…
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Scientists Discover How Obesity Drives Colon Cancer in Mice
Obesity, which is on the rise worldwide, has been linked to colon cancer but the mechanism has been a mystery. In a new study, Yale…
Scientists Find New Trigger for Onset of Colon Cancer
Collaborative research has discovered a new function of a colon cancer gene that puts the brakes on several colon cancer activators. This finding may lead…
MIT Research Shows How Diet Influences Colon Cancer
New research from MIT reveals ties high-fat diet to changes in intestinal stem cells, helping to explain an increased cancer risk. Over the past decade,…