Free radicals are highly reactive and unstable molecules that are made by the body naturally as a byproduct of normal metabolism. Free radicals can also be made by the body after exposure to toxins in ...

Free radicals are highly reactive molecules that are missing an electron. They get a bad rap, but could they actually have ...

Dr. Debu Tripathy discusses recent research on the use of circulating tumor DNA in metastatic breast cancer care. Circulating tumor DNA, also referred to as ctDNA, are small pieces of DNA that are ...

Cell-free DNA (cfDNA) analysis is transforming precision medicine, offering a non-invasive window into the body, particularly in the context of cancer. This journal collection, hosted by npj Precision ...

(MEMPHIS, Tenn. – September 10, 2025) Mitochondria act as energy factories in cells and have their own, separate DNA. Mutations to mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) have been observed in cancer, but it has ...

Stanford Medicine researchers sifted through thousands of single nucleotide mutations in DNA to identify fewer than 400 that are functionally associated with inherited cancer risk. Thousands of single ...

Patients found to have positive lymph nodes after robotic radical cystectomy for muscle-invasive bladder cancer may benefit from treatment de-escalation if they have undetectable circulating tumor DNA ...