Brain scans of former NFL athletes show a repair protein in place long after initial injury
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE In a new study using brain scans of former NFL athletes, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers say they ...
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Scientists piece together DNA repair pathway implicated in breast, ovarian, and prostate cancers
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – Our DNA is not indestructible. Throughout the course of our lives, DNA can break in response ...
Colliding ribosomes activate RNA repair
Aldehydes are toxic compounds that are produced in the body by metabolic processes, especially upon alcohol consumption. They are dangerous ...
Key clues to DNA repair mechanism might lead to new cancer treatments
Tokyo, Japan – Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have identified key factors in the mechanism behind DNA repair in our ...
Metabolite tells cells whether to repair DNA
Metabolites called nucleotides are the building blocks of DNA and can impact cancer’s sensitivity or resistance to chemotherapy and radiation ...
New frontier in biomedical engineering: Protein coacervates engineered into adhesive for unprecedented skin repair speed
A team of researchers from China has made a significant breakthrough in biomedical engineering by developing a novel adhesive that ...
SMU professor wins $1.8M NIH award to study how our bodies may work to repair damaged components in cells
DALLAS (SMU) – SMU biology professor Zhihao Wu has received a $1.8 million, 5-year Maximizing Investigators' Research Award (MIRA) from the National ...
For labrum tears, regrowth rather than repair
Tears to the glenoid labrum—cartilage tissue that lines the shoulder where the arm joins—can be repaired with arthroscopic surgery, which ...
Healing power of light: University of Ottawa team advances clear vision for eye repair
An injectable biomaterial activated by pulses of low-energy blue light has tremendous potential for on-the-spot repair to the domed outer ...
DNA element with a murky past is borrowing cell’s repair machinery
Like its viral cousins, a somewhat parasitic DNA sequence called a retrotransposon has been found borrowing the cell’s own machinery ...
Pediatric hepatoblastoma model hints at DNA damage repair pathway for novel therapeutics
(Memphis, Tenn.—July 8, 2023) Scientists at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital created a hepatoblastoma (liver cancer) model that more accurately ...
Scientists discover natural repair process that fixes damaged hearing cells
University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers have discovered how the cells that let us hear can repair themselves after ...
LP-284 targets non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma and DNA damage repair deficiency
“ we demonstrated the new acylfulvene compound LP-284 has anti-tumor activity including nanomolar potency in fifteen in vitro NHL cell ...
New insight into how xeroderma pigmentosum causative gene products ensure the accuracy of DNA repair
Main Points Credit: SUGASAWA Kaoru Main Points XPC protein acts as a sensor to detect various abnormalities in the DNA ...
A new map reveals the complicated world in which cells seek to repair damaged DNA
Writing in the May 22, 2023 issue of Cell Systems, a diverse team of scientists, led by researchers at University ...
Novel approach that stimulates cells’ DNA repair mechanisms may combat a leading cause of autism spectrum disorders
Key Takeaways Researchers have discovered that stimulating cells’ DNA repair mechanisms may correct the inherited genetic defect that defines fragile ...
How cells select DNA damage repair pathways
DNA is well known as the blueprint of life, necessary for an organism to facilitate living processes. DNA can be ...
Researchers discover a way to improve nonviral gene editing as well as a new type of DNA repair
(Santa Barbara, Calif.) — Gene editing is a powerful method for both research and therapy. Since the advent of the ...
How DNA repair can go wrong and lead to disease
We often come to an understanding of what causes a disease. We know, for example, that cancers are caused by ...
Cracking the case of mitochondrial repair and replacement in metabolic stress
LA JOLLA (April 20, 2023)—Scientists often act as detectives, piecing together clues that alone may seem meaningless but together crack ...
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Meteorites likely source of nitrogen for early Earth
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New implants linked to less infection and better recovery from orthopedic surgery
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‘Shocking’ discovery: Electricity from electric eels may transfer genetic material to nearby animals
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New study identifies the greatest threat to wildlife across North America and Canada: people
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Scientists build tiny biological robots from human cells
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Why have so many new diseases developed in the bagged salads sector?