Similar to the way DNA damage can contribute to human diseases such as cancer, it can also disrupt growth, development and ...

Researchers are actively searching for ways to extend the survival benefit of targeted cancer therapies to prevent the possibility of highly resistant tumors. A new study led by researchers at the ...

University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers have discovered how cells that let us hear can repair themselves after being damaged, an insight that could benefit efforts to treat and prevent ...

Salk researchers report they have discovered a protein called Mitf that mediates the repair function in the peripheral nervous systems of mice. The protein Mitf helps turn on the repair function of ...

Researchers discovered a mechanism for repairing damaged nerves during peripheral neuropathy in mice, wherein the protein Mitf orchestrates nerve repair after both trauma-induced and chronic nerve ...

Stem cells play key roles in physiological tissue turnover, repair, and regeneration. However, characterizing and harnessing these mechanisms for therapeutic purposes has proven difficult. Researchers ...