Cigarette smoke blocks cell repair mechanism, University of Florida study shows
... scientists report. While some cells nonetheless rally and are able to fix their damaged DNA, many others become unable to access their own cellular first aid kit, according to findings from a UF study published today (Aug. 21) in the journal Oncogene. If they survive long enough to divide and multiply, ......lls instead may release nourishing substances that rally primitive cells within the heart itself to form new blood vessels and muscle. Other authors of the study were Hamdi Abu-Ali; MD; John Balis, MD; Michael B. Morgan, MD; and Alison E. Willing, PhD. The USF study was supported by the American Heart Asso...