Washington DC, March 15 -- Researchers at Houston Methodist have discovered that a protein tied to neurodegenerative conditions such as dementia and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) also helps control a critical DNA repair process, according to a press release issued by ScienceDaily.

This repair system, known as DNA mismatch repair, corrects mistakes that occur when cells copy genetic material.

The discovery suggests that the protein may influence both brain diseases and cancer, potentially reshaping how scientists think about these major health conditions.

The study, published in Nucleic Acids Research, shows that the protein 'TDP43' regulates genes responsible for fixing DNA errors.

According to the release, when levels of this p...