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Cancer's 'rogue DNA' relies on two proteins to prevent and repair breaks

Researchers at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) and their colleagues have discovered that a type of rogue DNA found in aggressive cancers has a hidden structural weakness—and that blocking a single repair protein can cause it to fall apart, suggesting a new therapeutic opportunity.

Cancer's 'rogue DNA' relies on two proteins to prevent and repair breaks

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Africa: Right to Development - a Blueprint for Unmet Promises

[UN News] Ahead of the 40th anniversary of the groundbreaking Declaration on the Right to Development this December, world leaders gathered at a High-Level Week meeting on Wednesday to map progress…

  • UN chief presents blueprint to fulfill unmet development promises
  • Sustainable Development Goals aim to leave no one behind
  • Inequality, food insecurity, climate crisis pose new challenges

New Liposome Design Could Provide Effective Slow-Release Drug Delivery System

A slow-release liposome system delivered local anesthesia for weeks in rats, potentially enabling longer-lasting nerve blocks and new approaches to pain management.

  • New liposome design provides two to three weeks of pain-numbing effects in rats
  • Fluid lipids in liposomes release hydrophilic drugs slowly, reducing toxicity
  • Multilayered liposome structure creates multiple compartments, slowing drug release

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