colon cancer

An open mind and collaborative spirit have taken Hans Clevers on a journey from medicine to developmental biology, gastroenterology, cancer, and stem cells.

A long noncoding RNA associated with DNA methylation has the power to regulate colon cancer growth in vitro.

From the tissue of numerous colon cancer patients, researchers build 3-D cultures of tumors.

Nanoparticle-producing bacteria may simplify the diagnosis of cancer and other medical conditions.

Study finds that prediagnosis obesity is predictive of poor prognosis, even among patients who have a molecular marker associated with better disease outcome.

The development of serrated polyps depends on bacteria present in the gut, a mouse study shows.  

Researchers develop a strategy for rendering a toxic drug harmless—until it encounters a pair of enzymes that signals cancer cells are nearby.

Contrary to existing dogma, colon cancer cell mitochondria carry fewer mutations than mitochondria of normal body cells.

While gut microbiota appear to have both positive and negative impacts on our  health, in the guts of healthy, lean individuals, the good outweighs the bad.  

Gut bacteria may be the missing piece that explains the connection between diet and cancer risk.