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DNA Damage
DNA Damage: is an alteration in the chemical structure of DNA, such as a break in a strand of DNA, a base missing from the backbone of DNA, or a chemically changed base such as 8-OHdG. DNA damage can occur naturally or via environmental factors.
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MAY 08, 2018Chemistry & Physics
"DNA damage is the precursor to photocarcinogenesis, and these derivatives reduce that damage, which means improved skin ...Written By: Julia TraversMAY 03, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
The most common form of dementia is Alzheimer which is a general term for memory loss and other cognitive abilities that ...Written By: Nouran AminMAY 01, 2018Cancer
CNS tumor classification changed in 2016 to incorporate tumor molecular markers. Researchers look at CNS tumor cells and ...Written By: Mauri BrueggemanAPR 23, 2018Neuroscience
"Stress Kills" is a familiar refrain from healthcare providers, fitness professionals, counselors and anyone e ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 14, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a lethal cancer of the blood and bone marrow. It affects a group of white blood c ...Written By: Nouran AminAPR 12, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have long wondered about the role of junk DNA, vast amounts of repetitive genetic material in our genomes th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 05, 2018Genetics & Genomics
An Ancestry test revealed a shocking truth to one family, and a woman has now filed a lawsuit against a fertility doctor ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 03, 2018Cancer
Carbon-Ion Radiotherapy continues to be investigated but shows promise in treating some types of refractory or radiation ...Written By: Mauri BrueggemanMAR 27, 2018Clinical & Molecular DX
Infants under just one year old are at risk for acute viral bronchiolitis, a respiratory infection that in the worst cas ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 02, 2018Chemistry & Physics
Any accident in the history of science should serve as a reminder that safety should always remain the most importa ...Written By: Daniel DuanFEB 28, 2018Microbiology
Bats have many characteristics that make them good viral hosts.Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 01, 2018Immunology
One gene mutation is responsible for disrupting the function of a key immune cell population involved in protecting the ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 09, 2018Cancer
"This paper provides very strong evidence that an alcohol metabolite causes DNA damage [including] to the all-important ...Written By: Julia TraversDEC 11, 2017Genetics & Genomics
As we age and whenever tissue is damaged, cells divide and replace old ones. The DNA in the nucleus has to be accurately ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 07, 2017Genetics & Genomics
CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing technology has been hailed as revolutionary, but the technique came with some caveats. Now, it ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 07, 2017Chemistry & Physics
This past Sunday marked the seventy-five anniversary of the day when the world’s first man-made self-sustainable c ...Written By: Daniel DuanNOV 28, 2017Immunology
Macular degeneration is considered to be an incurable eye disease, but a new discovery from University of Virginia scien ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 22, 2017Cancer
The type of cancer has a significant bearing for the patient’s prognosis. A patient diagnosed with aggressive brai ...NOV 20, 2017Genetics & Genomics
CRISPR gene editing is being attempted for the first time in an adult; the patient has a disease called Hunter Syndrome.Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 07, 2017Immunology
As cardiac cells begin to die by the masses after a heart attack, the immune system kicks into action as if there were a ...Written By: Kara MarkerOCT 26, 2017Cancer
Scientists have devised numerous ways to kill cancer. However, the long-standing caveat is that most effective methods o ...OCT 24, 2017Health & Medicine
When a woman is pregnant, it's often said that she is eating for two. While that may be true, what matters more than ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimOCT 19, 2017Chemistry & Physics
If there are only two things to be said about proton therapy, the first is that it is superior in treatment quality for ...Written By: Daniel DuanOCT 18, 2017Videos
In 2016, an estimated 246,660 women in the US was diagnosed with breast cancer - a disease that currently ranks as one o ...
MAY 08, 2018
Chemistry & Physics
"DNA damage is the precursor to photocarcinogenesis, and these derivatives reduce that damage, which means improved skin
...
Written By:
Julia Travers
MAY 03, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
The most common form of dementia is Alzheimer which is a general term for memory loss and other cognitive abilities that
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAY 01, 2018
Cancer
CNS tumor classification changed in 2016 to incorporate tumor molecular markers. Researchers look at CNS tumor cells and
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
APR 23, 2018
Neuroscience
"Stress Kills" is a familiar refrain from healthcare providers, fitness professionals, counselors and anyone e
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
APR 14, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a lethal cancer of the blood and bone marrow. It affects a group of white blood c
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
APR 12, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have long wondered about the role of junk DNA, vast amounts of repetitive genetic material in our genomes th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 05, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
An Ancestry test revealed a shocking truth to one family, and a woman has now filed a lawsuit against a fertility doctor
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 03, 2018
Cancer
Carbon-Ion Radiotherapy continues to be investigated but shows promise in treating some types of refractory or radiation
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
MAR 27, 2018
Clinical & Molecular DX
Infants under just one year old are at risk for acute viral bronchiolitis, a respiratory infection that in the worst cas
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 02, 2018
Chemistry & Physics
Any accident in the history of science should serve as a reminder that safety should always remain the most importa
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
FEB 28, 2018
Microbiology
Bats have many characteristics that make them good viral hosts.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 01, 2018
Immunology
One gene mutation is responsible for disrupting the function of a key immune cell population involved in protecting the
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 09, 2018
Cancer
"This paper provides very strong evidence that an alcohol metabolite causes DNA damage [including] to the all-important
...
Written By:
Julia Travers
DEC 11, 2017
Genetics & Genomics
As we age and whenever tissue is damaged, cells divide and replace old ones. The DNA in the nucleus has to be accurately
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 07, 2017
Genetics & Genomics
CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing technology has been hailed as revolutionary, but the technique came with some caveats. Now, it
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 07, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
This past Sunday marked the seventy-five anniversary of the day when the world’s first man-made self-sustainable c
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
NOV 28, 2017
Immunology
Macular degeneration is considered to be an incurable eye disease, but a new discovery from University of Virginia scien
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 22, 2017
Cancer
The type of cancer has a significant bearing for the patient’s prognosis. A patient diagnosed with aggressive brai
...
NOV 20, 2017
Genetics & Genomics
CRISPR gene editing is being attempted for the first time in an adult; the patient has a disease called Hunter Syndrome.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 07, 2017
Immunology
As cardiac cells begin to die by the masses after a heart attack, the immune system kicks into action as if there were a
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 26, 2017
Cancer
Scientists have devised numerous ways to kill cancer. However, the long-standing caveat is that most effective methods o
...
OCT 24, 2017
Health & Medicine
When a woman is pregnant, it's often said that she is eating for two. While that may be true, what matters more than
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
OCT 19, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
If there are only two things to be said about proton therapy, the first is that it is superior in treatment quality for
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
OCT 18, 2017
Videos
In 2016, an estimated 246,660 women in the US was diagnosed with breast cancer - a disease that currently ranks as one o
...