People who carry the APOE2 version of the apolipoprotein E gene are more likely to live to advanced age and are partly ...

The study focused on rare DNA damage-repair (DDR) disorders, including Ataxia-Telangiectasia (A-T) and Bloom syndrome. These ...

A protein best known for driving cancer growth also helps damaged tumor cells survive by repairing their DNA, according to a ...

Researchers have identified a pathway that triggers an immune response in cells with defective DNA repair. In particular, the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Double-strand breaks in DNA can be deadly. Victor Golmer/iStock via Getty Images Plus Your DNA is continually damaged by sources ...

Scientists have uncovered a surprising new trick used by one of cancer’s most notorious proteins. MYC, already infamous for ...

Research from scientists at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Northwestern University, and elsewhere indicates that forming long-term memories requires DNA damage and brain inflammation. The ...

A previously unknown type of DNA damage in the mitochondria, the tiny power plants inside our cells, could shed light on how our bodies sense and respond to stress. The findings of the UC ...

Every time a cell divides, it must copy its DNA with extraordinary precision. But this process is constantly challenged by ...

Prolonged sperm storage may reduce motility and vitality through oxidative stress and DNA damage, thereby affecting fertility ...