T cell therapy has emerged as a powerful new way to treat cancer. By extracting patients' T cells, re-engineering them to recognize tumor antigens, and infusing them back into the body, physicians have achieved effective treatments for leukemia and lymphoma cancers.

A review of recent literature shows bioengineering is reshaping oncology, from synthetic biology to nanomedicine, but what's practical?

Scientists have developed compounds that selectively block a crucial interaction between RAS and the enzyme PI3K, a driver of tumor growth. Scientists from the Francis Crick Institute and Vividion The

A study has uncovered a surprising link between diet, intestinal microbes and the efficacy of cancer therapy. A Ludwig Cancer Research study has uncovered a surprising link between diet, intestinal microbes and the efficacy of cancer therapy. Led by Ludwig ...

Two cancer drugs could potentially slow or even reverse the effects of Alzheimer’s disease, a new study suggests. Researchers at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) explored how the common dementia changes gene expression (which genes are ...

A new study from Karolinska Institutet, published in Nature Communications, reveals that cyclin-dependent kinases (CDK) promote DNA replication licensing in human cells by relieving inhibitory signals from RB tumor suppressor proteins. The findings add a ...

Designing drugs is a bit like playing with Polly Pocket. The vintage toy is a plastic clam shell that contains a multi-bedroom house, a skating rink, a disco dance floor, and other fun scenarios. Kids snap tiny dolls into designated spots so they can spin ...

Scientists at the University of California, San Francisco and the University of California, Davis have completed the first clinical trial of a new cancer drug in pet cats, offering hope for a disease that has long been nearly impossible to treat.

Three hours inland from Chennai, India, traffic crawls on a half-finished road past rice fields and cow crossings until it reaches a newer complex of neat white buildings. Among them is the cancer wing of a hospital founded over a century ago by American ...

Presenters line up after giving their talks during Postdoc Slam 2025 at UCSF’s Mission Bay campus on Sept. 17. Photos by Noah Berger “Tangled string is a nuisance when knitting, but did you know that tangled string can also cause cancer?” asked ...