Oncology & Cancer

Backup DNA repair system could be cancer's weak spot

The DNA inside our cells is constantly being damaged, and one of the worst kinds of damage is a double-strand break—when both sides of the DNA helix are cut at once. Healthy cells can normally fix these breaks using highly ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

Animals may feel like us, but the way we think is different

Children universally believe animals experience emotions and feelings but are reluctant to say they have human-like thoughts, which can influence how we treat other species throughout life, according to a new study. Forrest ...

Cardiology

Air pollution linked to more severe heart disease

Long-term exposure to common air pollutants is associated with more advanced coronary artery disease—with notable differences between women and men—according to a large-scale study of more than 11,000 adults presented ...

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