Month: January 2021

Recent studies at the Sydney Kimmel Cancer-Jefferson Health (SKCC) have shown that the circadian clock gene (CRY1) promotes tumor progression by altering DNA repair. The “circadian clock” in question is how our bodies’ processes synchronize with the day/night cycle and

As it turns out, cancer cells are all capable of slowing down and entering a hibernation-like state known as “diapause”. In this status, they are able to survive chemotherapy and build up a resistance to the drugs. They work as

Researchers at the University of North Carolina have recently discovered that activating an immune signaling pathway called STING can enhance the ability of genetically engineered T cells (CAR T cells) to eradicate breast cancer in mice. Originally, CAR T cells