Cancer
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To understand ovarian cancer, you have to go back to where it begins.
In most cases, that means the fallopian tubes. These slender structures, which…
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Aug. 5, 2025) — For cancer- and infection-fighting T cells, glucose offers far more than a simple sugar rush.
A new discovery by…
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (July 22, 2025) — Targeting a common inflammatory protein linked to arthritis and allergies may lead to better treatments for gastrointestinal (GI) cancers and…
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (July 15, 2025) — Van Andel Institute scientists have developed an improved technique to comprehensively profile DNA methylation in single cells, an advance…
Are soundwaves the future of cancer treatment?
At a recent public lecture, Dr. Clifford Cho gave attendees a look at an emerging technology called…
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (July 1, 2025) — Van Andel Institute has appointed cancer epigenetics expert H. Josh Jang, Ph.D., as an assistant professor…
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (June 27, 2025) — Van Andel Institute scientists and collaborators have discovered a potential treatment target that may re-energize dysfunctional or “exhausted” immune…
Cancer cells are masters of disguise.
Like villains in bad movies, they evade detection by masquerading as healthy cells, turning off the body’s built-in alarm…