A new precision drug which stops cancer from repairing its DNA has shown promise in an early-stage clinical trial - highlighting the potential of a new class of drugs known as ATR inhibitors. The drug ...

Researchers have discovered how a metabolite involved in repairing damaged DNA not only controls a person’s sensitivity to cancer therapies but can also protect healthy tissues from damage. The ...

The evolutionary drive to maintain neurons that we see in jellyfish and sea anemones is perhaps one of the reasons why sleep is essential for humans today, Appelbaum said.

Your DNA is continually damaged by sources both inside and outside your body. One especially severe form of damage called a double-strand break involves the severing of both strands of the DNA double ...

Scientists at the University of Birmingham and the Francis Crick Institute have discovered a new way in which cancer cells repair double-stranded breaks in DNA. The findings were published in a paper ...

Researchers have uncovered a novel mechanism for repairing DNA damage in neurons The study reveals a protein complex that initiates a pathway to repair DNA breaks induced by neuronal activity “More ...

Université Laval provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation CA-FR. Université Laval provides funding as a member of The Conversation CA. I have always been fascinated by genetics, a ...

DNA repair proteins act like the body's editors, constantly finding and reversing damage to our genetic code. Researchers have long struggled to understand how cancer cells hijack one of these ...

Researchers have found that people who live beyond 105 years tend to have a unique genetic background that makes their bodies more efficient at repairing DNA, according to a new study. Researchers ...

A new study has discovered in mouse models that genes associated with repairing mismatched DNA are critical in eliciting damages to neurons that are most vulnerable in Huntington's disease and ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Francesca Storici, Georgia Institute of Technology (THE CONVERSATION) Your DNA is ...