For this reason, they are at greater risk of accumulating damage and must develop alternative repair pathways to avoid dysfunction. Scientists do not understand how neuronal DNA damage is ...

"The surprising result of our research is that DNA repair, which normally protects healthy cells, determines how cancer cells die following radiotherapy," said Prof Cesare. "The DNA inside our ...

While most known types of DNA damage are fixed by our cells' in-house DNA repair mechanisms, some forms of DNA damage evade repair and can persist for many years, new research shows.

Recently identified 'specialized' or translesion synthesis (TLS) polymerases supplement the activities of the five 'canonical' polymerases to replicate or facilitate the repair of damaged DNA.

Their discovery, focused on DNA repair mechanisms, could significantly improve the effectiveness of cancer ... This treatment is widely used for many types of cancer, either alone or in combination ...

Nurul Amni Sulha Che Mohammad, colorectal cancer patient. Her cancer is attributed to Lynch Syndrome, where a mutation in one of five specific genes that help repair DNA. causes her to be prone to ...

A rotator cuff repair is a procedure in which torn tendons and/or muscles surrounding the shoulder are surgically fixed. Rotator cuff tears can cause pain and weakness. Sometimes these tears can heal ...

Alec Kimmelman, MD, PhD, and Shridar Ganesan, MD, PhD, discuss the institution's new molecular oncology program.

Objective: There is still a lack of highly sensitive methods for monitoring recurrence of colorectal cancer patients after liver metastasis surgery. The aim of this study was to evaluate the ...

Learning about your genetics and ancestry is easier than ever. All you need to do is choose from the many DNA ancestry tests available online, receive your kit and send back the required DNA samples.

Comparison of that ancient DNA with modern human DNA showed that the two species had interbred and that people today still carry the genetic fingerprint of that intermixing. Since then ...