Why are humans active during the day when many mammals thrive at night? New research [1] published in Science suggests the answer lies deep within our cells.Early mammals were nocturnal, avoiding ...

Northwestern Medicine scientists led by Joseph Bass, MD, Ph.D., the Charles F. Kettering Professor of Endocrinology and ...

Every single cell in your body ticks to the rhythm of its own internal clock – even cancerous ones. Timing chemotherapy with these 24-hour (ish) circadian cycles could significantly improve treatments ...

A series of preclinical studies show that a new compound, SHP1705, targets circadian clock proteins hijacked by glioblastoma stem cells, impairing the cancer cells' ability to survive and grow.

Does the biological clock in cancer cells influence tumour growth? Yes, according to a study conducted by Nicolas Cermakian, a professor in McGill University's Department of Psychiatry. Published in ...