Sarah J. Aitken is at the Center of Molecular and Cellular Oncology, Yale Cancer Center, New Haven, Connecticut 06511, USA, and in the Department of Pathology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven. Read ...

Just 10 minutes of exercise each day can halt bowel cancer growth and speed up DNA damage repair, a study has found.

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 ...

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

The researchers focused on Fanconi anemia, a rare inherited disorder characterized by a failure to repair specific types of DNA damage. In this condition, the two strands of DNA literally become stuck ...

Cancer research, drug safety testing and ageing biology may all gain a major boost from a new fluorescent sensor developed at Utrecht University. This new tool allows scientists to watch DNA damage ...

Are you aware? Oxidative stress is known to damage sperm DNA, reducing fertility and increasing the risk of complications.

(Beyond Pesticides, May 29, 2025) A study, published in Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology, “investigates genotoxic effects on farmers in Paraíba, Brazil, analyzing buccal mucosa cells [cells ...

( NewsNation) — Tanning beds cause melanoma -linked DNA damage across nearly the entire surface of the skin, a new study found. The precise biological process behind the increased risk of melanoma ...

What scientists long believed were knots in DNA may actually be persistent twists formed during nanopore analysis, revealing ...