A new study shows that targeting key epigenetic proteins may permanently switch off cancer genes. Scientists at Monash University, working with Harvard University, report they have found a way to ...

The Undergraduate Cancer Biology Society (UCBS) was started in 2022 with inaugural President Sarah Elimam. Now our third year as a UAB Registered Student Organization, UCBS is excited to continue its ...

A new review article highlights the transformative role of circular RNA (circRNA) in cancer, revealing its potential as both a key player in tumor biology and a promising avenue for future therapies.

A mysterious RNA found in breast cancer led scientists to uncover an entire hidden class of cancer-specific RNAs across ...

Daniele Canzio, PhD, of the Department of Neurology and Balyn Zaro, PhD, of the Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry have ...

Young adult and early-onset patient populations may have different cancer biology,” said Sara Myers, MD, PhD, co-leader of ...

Caveolin-1 (Cav-1) is a principal scaffolding protein that orchestrates the formation of caveolae—specialised lipid microdomains within the plasma membrane. Its functions extend to the regulation of ...

Cancer therapy and synthetic biology are converging around a shared problem that has long frustrated oncologists and engineers alike: the unpredictable behavior of individual cells. New work at the ...

A new study by cell biologists at the University of California, Santa Cruz, suggests that an early first pregnancy may protect against breast cancer decades later by preventing age-related changes in ...

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