Researchers have discovered how cells activate a last-resort DNA repair system when severe damage strikes. When genetic ...

DNA Repair Pathways in Clinical Practice: Lessons From Pediatric Cancer Susceptibility Syndromes. If you have the appropriate software installed, you can download article citation data to the citation ...

A new study in fruit flies describes how an animal’s gut reacts differently to beneficial microbes versus harmful pathogens. A pathway known for repairing damaged genetic material, called the ...

Alcohol consumption leads to the formation of a toxic compound called acetaldehyde, which damages DNA. A research team from IOCB Prague has now described in detail how cells repair this damaged ...

New research reveals that triggering a cell’s DNA damage response could be a promising avenue for developing novel treatments against several rare but devastating viruses for which no antiviral ...

An elegant collaboration between researchers in the UK's two core-funded Medical Research Council Research Institutes, the Laboratory of Medical Sciences (LMS) in London and the Laboratory of ...

As people grow older, their immune systems do not simply slow down, they often become locked into a simmering, ...

A new study published in Science Translational Medicine by researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center ...

Rare inherited genetic variants significantly increase familial lung cancer risk, offering new targets for early detection.