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dna-damage
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Science Newshealth17 hrs agoDeveloping
Brain Cells That Aid Cognition Are Vulnerable to Damage in Multiple Sclerosis
Certain neurons in the human cortex show high levels of DNA damage in progressive multiple sclerosis, outpacing their repair mechanisms and leading to cell death. Researchers identified a protein called ATF4 that these cells rely on for DNA repair during development.