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Experimental drug repairs DNA damage caused by common diseases

by Cedars-Sinai Medical Center edited by Stephanie Baum, reviewed by Robert Egan  Editors’ notes Credit: CC0 Public Domain Cedars-Sinai scientists have developed an experimental drug that repairs DNA and serves as a prototype for a new class of medications that fix tissue damage caused by heart attack, inflammatory disease or other conditions. Investigators describe the workings of the […]

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New type of DNA damage found in our cells’ powerhouses

A previously unknown type of mitochondrial DNA damage could shed light on how our bodies sense and respond to stress. The findings of the UC Riverside-led study are published today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and have potential implications for a range of mitochondrial dysfunction-associated diseases, including cancer and diabetes.  Linlin Zhao (left)

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