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A Korean lab found cancer's DNA-repair off-switch. In a mouse.
A tool compound strips the DNA-repair proteins tumors use to dodge PARP inhibitors. Preclinical only — but the gap between treated and control animals is the story.
By Lena Marshall · 6 min read
Tumor clearance at 8 weeks
By the numbers this week
94%
Tumor clearance in treated mice vs. 12% in controls at 8 weeks
Seoul Nat'l Univ. preprint
71%
Of daily sodium intake comes from processed food — not the salt shaker
CDC dietary data
27 yrs
Europe approved this sunscreen in 1999; the FDA cleared it this week