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Ribbon diagram of an anthrax protein.
Science Byte
Scientists Discover Keys to Immune Response against Anthrax

Researchers clarify how the immune system activates an inflammatory defense against pathogens.
In this fluorescent microscopy image of endoderm tissue from a mouse embryo, cell membranes are red, cell nuclei are blue, and extra-embryonic endoderm cells are green (they appear turquoise because blue and green are merged).
In the Lab
Scientists Rewrite the Textbook of Organ Development, One Cell at a Time

A large study that analyzed nearly 120,000 cells in a developing mouse embryo is full of surprises.
Cartoon of a hand offering cigarettes and another hand declining them.
Feature
6 Reasons to Quit Smoking if You Have Cancer

Learn from MSK experts about how to quit smoking if you have cancer. It starts with having honest conversations about smoking and nicotine addiction.
Model of TGF-beta molecule
Feature
An Old Protein Gets a New Look: Researchers Target TGF-ß to Make Immunotherapy More Effective

Drugs that block the action of TGF-ß may make checkpoint inhibitors more effective.
Close up photo of three pill types
Q&A
What's Become of AIDS-Related Cancers?

Several types of cancer were once strongly linked to an AIDS diagnosis. Thanks to improved HIV medications, that's changing.
an illustration of cancer metastasis
In the News
AACR 2019 Research Roundup: Nanosensors for Cancer, New Immunotherapy Targets, a Road Map of Metastasis, and CAR T Fratricide

Read our key takeaways from the second half of the American Association for Cancer Research’s 2019 annual meeting.
MSK medical oncologist David Hyman
In the Clinic
When a Cancer Therapy Stops Working: Experimental Drug Addresses Resistance

Results from the first phase I clinical trial of a new drug were presented at the American Association for Cancer Research’s meeting.
AACR 2019 Annual Meeting
In the News
AACR 2019 Research Roundup: Pancreatic Cancer Immunotherapy, Prostate Cancer Drug Resistance, Insight into Inherited Cancer Mutations

Read up on the latest developments in several important areas of cancer research emerging from the 2019 American Association for Cancer Research annual meeting.
Scientific Image
In the Clinic
CAR Therapy for Solid Tumors Draws Attention at Annual Cancer Conference

Results from a clinical trial indicate that an experimental CAR therapy for mesothelioma is safe.
Microscopic image of cancer cells and C. elegans cells undergoing entosis.
In the Lab
A Death Wish That Allows Worms to Thrive — and What It Tells Us About Cancer Biology

Researchers discover that a curious type of cell death plays a role in normal development.