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A new discovery about how cancer cells are able to hide from the immune system is hoped to lead to a better treatment

Glasgow-based researchers have uncovered how the cancer is able to trick the body's immune system, solving a decades-long riddle.

Bowel cancer is the second most common cause of cancer death in the UK, with about 16,800 deaths in the country every year.

Some studies have shown a link between regular cycling and prostate cancer. We dig into the numbers and the broader context

Editorial: New technology raises hopes and ethical dilemmas. Society will have to work out what it thinks

Exclusive: Scientists used stem cells to create the structures, which were unable to develop into a foetus

Many animal species have a genuine fear of losing the Y chromosome in the distant future. This has already happened in some species that have naturally lost this chromosome. Such animals provide us with models to understand the process of sex-chromosome turnover and a means to repurpose another chromosome into…

A science quiz about the genetic odyssey of human beings.

Ben Greenfield is the cult health guru exploring ways to extend and enhance human life. As he visits London to spread the word, Will Hosie discovers he’s also preaching a new kind of parenting