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Jul 01, 2023 | Scientific American
Adjusting Your Body Clock May Stave Off Cancer
Selma Masri, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Biological Chemistry, talks to Scientific American about how circadian disruption raises cancer risk.
Jun 28, 2023 | UC Irvine School of Medicine
Devon Lawson, PhD, and Kai Kessenbrock, PhD, participate in milestone Human Breast Cell Atlas Project
This milestone project is the largest-ever atlas of normal breast cells, providing an unprecedented new resource for investigators working to understand changes that occur in the tissue during cancer and other diseases of the breast.
Feb 27, 2023 | Forbes
Health Benefits Of Cannabis
Cannabis continues its rise in popularity as more and more states legalize its use either as a medical or recreational drug. Cannabis remains illegal at the federal level, but a number of medical experts and researchers appear to disagree with this decision maintained by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).
Feb 22, 2023 | UC Irvine School of Medicine
UCI-led study reveals how lung cells protect themselves against RNA viral infection
A new University of California, Irvine-led study uncovers how a protein, APOBEC3B, could protects cells against many different types of RNA viruses like respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), SARS-CoV2, influenza virus, poliovirus and measles, helping to prevent disease. The study was published in Nature Communications.
Oct 24, 2022 | UC Irvine News
Estée Lauder endowment will establish epigenetics fellowship at UCI
Award honors late professor-researcher Paolo Sassone-Corsi and his groundbreaking work
Aug 10, 2022 | UC Irvine School of Medicine
New UCI-led research reveals the circadian clock influences cell growth, metabolism and tumor progression
Study illustrates how both genetic and environmental disruption of the circadian clock can drive colorectal cancer progression
New UCI-led study reveals computation-guided approach to suppressing cancer tumor growth
Research holds promise for the development of pharmacological therapies
Jul 25, 2022 | UC Irvine News
Circadian clock watchers
Selma Masri and her lab team explore the links between cancer and our internal timekeeper
Jul 21, 2022 | Healthline
CBD Sales Projected to Hit $11 Billion by 2027: Is It Safe, Effective?
A data research firm says sales of cannabidiol (CBD) could reach as high as $11 billion by 2027.
Jul 06, 2022 | UC Irvine School of Medicine
UCI researcher leads study linking ALS to immune and central nervous systems
Findings show promise of bone marrow transplants as novel treatment approach