Jan. 15, 2025 — While most known types of DNA damage are fixed by our cells' in-house DNA repair mechanisms, some forms of DNA damage evade repair and can persist for many years, new research shows.

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When the blizzard hit Johnson County a few weeks ago, the types of calls the Med Act paramedic team in Johnson County shifted, according to Lisa Rawie. She has spent 25 years as a paramedic – 17 ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Tissue-resident memory CD8 T cells in the small intestine have specialized roles based on their location. Cells at the villus tips act as immediate defenders ...

The amount of time spent in EMT class dedicated to the knowledge and skills needed to patient assessment clearly indicates the importance placed on the EMT having the ability to competently ...

Macrophages are specialized immune cells located in every tissue of the body, where they play crucial roles in maintaining tissue homeostasis, responding to injury, and facilitating tissue repair ...

Cancer cells can poison attacking immune cells by filling them with defective mitochondria ― dampening the body’s defensive forces and helping the tumour to evade eradication 1. These findings ...

Jan. 23, 2025 — Researchers have uncovered which genes on the Y chromosome regulate the development of sperm and impact fertility in male mice. This research could help us understand why some ...

After treating a tumor with chemotherapy and radiotherapy, cells known as senescent cells can appear. These are cells that do not divide, are involved in the aging process and are resistant to ...

Thanks to a new technology called Moscot ("Multi-Omics Single-Cell Optimal Transport"), researchers can now observe millions of cells simultaneously as they develop into a new organ-for example ...