/newsroom/taxonomy/term/7273/all en /newsroom/channels/news/mitochondria-drive-cell-survival-times-need-270509 <p><em>By Cynthia Lee</em></p> <p>Æ»¹ûÒùÔº researchers have discovered a mechanism through which mitochondria, the energy factory of our body’s cells, play a role in preventing cells from dying when the cells are deprived of nutrients – a finding that points to a potential target for next-generation cancer drugs.</p> <p>The research, published in <em>Molecular Cell</em>, builds on previous work by Æ»¹ûÒùÔº professor Nahum Sonenberg, one of the senior authors of the new study.</p> Thu, 21 Sep 2017 15:09:24 +0000 priya.pajel@mail.mcgill.ca 32316 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/targeting-biological-clock-could-slow-progression-cancer-266413 <p>Does the biological clock in cancer cells influence tumour growth? Yes, according to a study conducted by Nicolas Cermakian, a professor in Æ»¹ûÒùԺ’s Department of Psychiatry.</p> <p>Published in the journal <em>BMC Biology</em>, these results show for the first time that directly targeting the biological clock in a cancerous tumour has an impact on its development.</p> Wed, 15 Feb 2017 19:02:51 +0000 priya.pajel@mail.mcgill.ca 26716 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/new-way-starve-lung-cancer-256202 <p>Preventing cancer cells from growing by understanding what they 'eat'. Mon, 19 Oct 2015 18:20:00 +0000 cynthia.lee@mcgill.ca 24547 at /newsroom