The body has a variety of mechanisms to detect problems with DNA and to repair them, helping to prevent diseases like cancer ...

A novel discovery in the field of pancreatic cancer treatment has been unveiled, revealing the epigenetic silencing of BEND4 as a potential synthetic ...

These chemicals appear to evade DNA repair mechanisms, making it harder for our cells to undo the damage they cause.

Along with defending against pathogens, the body's innate immune system helps to protect the stability of our genomes in ...

Merck’s acquisition of Modifi Biosciences will give it access to preclinical cancer drug candidates that target DNA repair ...

The traditional view of cancer development, driven by oncogene activation and tumor suppressor loss, has expanded to include ...

University of Oregon biologists have uncovered a mechanism by which a well-known breast cancer gene also influences fertility ...

The cellular components that turn DNA directions into a body’s building blocks are ... For example, defects in their function ...

Derek Urwin has a special stake in his work as a cancer control researcher. After undergraduate studies in applied ...

Merck & Co. has acquired Modifi Biosciences, a developer of cancer therapies that was spun out of Yale University, in a deal potentially worth more than $1 billion.

A comprehensive new 10-year study led by researchers at Arizona State University examined more than 16,000 necropsy records ...

Along with defending against pathogens, the body's innate immune system helps to protect the stability of our genomes in unexpected ways -- ways that have important implications for the development of ...