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 ...

A research team has successfully identified a novel DNA damage repair pathway in human cells. This study is the first to discover that proteins present in the nuclear membrane of cells directly ...

A research team from the University of California, Irvine has revealed a previously unknown mechanism that triggers an inflammatory immune response in cells when their DNA is damaged. This discovery ...

Despite the significance of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) in solid tumor treatment, identifying ICI-sensitive populations remains a challenge. Mutations in DNA damage response (DDR) pathway ...

Extrachromosomal DNA (ecDNA) is a unique form of circular DNA that exists outside of normal chromosomes. Found exclusively in tumor cells, it often carries cancer-promoting genes (oncogenes) and is ...

Gray hair is nothing to be ashamed of. In fact, according to a new study by researchers in Japan, the presence of gray hair ...

Clinical and Preclinical Activity of EGFR Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors in Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer Harboring BRAF Class 3 Mutations This was a phase II multicenter trial in which refractory solid ...

Scientists from The Institute of Medical Science (based at The University of Tokyo) have discovered that hair greying and ...

Japanese researchers discovered that hair graying and melanoma share a surprising cellular origin. When DNA damage strikes ...