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Unveiling a Dual Threat: How TDP-43 Links ALS, Dementia, DNA Repair, and Cancer

A groundbreaking scientific announcement on March 15, 2026, reveals a startling connection: the protein TDP-43, long implicated in neurodegenerative diseases like ALS and dementia, also plays a critical role in DNA repair and is linked to cancer mutation rates. This discovery fundamentally reshapes our understanding of these devastating illnesses and opens new avenues for therapeutic development.