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MSK acupuncturist Charles Rico is seen giving acupressure to patient Elizabeth Sosa at the MSK Ralph Lauren Center.
Acupuncture for Pain Relief at the MSK Ralph Lauren Center: Healing Without Drugs

Learn how acupuncture is being used at the MSK Ralph Lauren Center in Harlem to reduce pain and other symptoms in people facing cancer.
MSK computational biologist Caleb Lareau
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Genomics Unlocks How DNA and Viruses Come Together To Shape Chronic Disease

Read how genetic differences affect levels of Epstein Barr Virus in the body and the risk of certain chronic diseases.
MSK neuro-oncologist Adrienne Boire and computational biologist Dana Pe’er with a male patient in a laboratory.
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Leptomeningeal Metastasis (LM) Clinical Trial Offers Treatment for Stage 4 Lung Cancer Patient

Read about a new treatment for leptomeningeal metastasis that is giving patients hope.
Medical oncologist Saad Usmani, who specializes in treating multiple myeloma.
Multiple Myeloma: Improved Prognosis With the Latest Treatments

Learn how multiple myeloma prognosis has improved significantly with the emergence of new drug treatments.
fluorescent cells
Small Number of ‘Highly Plastic’ Cancer Cells Drive Disease Progression and Treatment Resistance

A small number of cancer cells with the ability to change their identities and behaviors appear to be a key driver of cancer progression and its ability to evolve resistance to treatment, MSK researchers have found in a laboratory study of lung cancer.
Head and Neck Surgeon Benjamin Roman seen talking with MSK colleagues.
A Second Opinion Can Reduce Cancer Costs and Improve Care

Learn how a second opinion at a highly specialized cancer center such as MSK can lead to treatment that costs less and improves quality of life and survival.
A researcher working in an MSK lab
MSK Research Highlights, January 20, 2026

New MSK research sheds new light on how the gut protects itself by sensing gut bacteria; finds a subtype of glioma-associated macrophages that appear to play a pivotal role in progression; and demonstrates that reduced surgery is an option for some thyroid cancer patients.
Cancer cells on a screen
Making Progress Against Metastasis

While there has been remarkable progress in the number of people surviving with stage 4 cancer, MSK remains dedicated to research that will spur much needed advances.
Scientific image showing spindle-shaped and round dormant metastatic cancer cells
Dormant Cancer Cells Change Shape To Survive Immune System Attack

New MSK research reveals how dormant metastatic cancer cells protect themselves from the immune system by changing their shape.
MSK physician-scientist Alex Kentsis, MD, PhD
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Researchers Discover PGBD5 Guides Normal Brain Development in Addition to Causing Cancers

Read about a discovery that a gene linked to pediatric cancers may play an essential role in normal brain development.