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Study Shows How Genetic Switches Help 3D Printed Bone Grow Blood Vessels

An interdisciplinary team of engineers and chemists at Penn State has laid the groundwork to 3D print spheroids - tiny clusters of living cells - capable of regenerating bone tissue in response to severe trauma or infections.

19 Aug 2026

Researchers Bridge the Toxicological Gap Between Zebrafish and Wild Ecosystems

Zebrafish have become one of toxicology's most powerful tools for studying emerging contaminants, from PFAS and microplastics to pharmaceuticals and nanomaterials.

19 Aug 2026

Innovative LATeNT Platform Controls Neural Paths to Treat Brain Disorders

DGIST (President Kunwoo Lee) announced that a research team led by Professor Ji Won Um of the Center for Synapse Diversity and Specificity, Department of Brain Sciences, in collaboration with a research team led by Professor Alice Ting at Stanford University, has developed LATeNT, a novel optical control platform that uses light to block signal transmission between neurons and subsequently restore normal signaling.

19 Aug 2026

New Potential Target for Triple-Negative Breast Cancer

The study uncovers how macrophages recruit nerves in triple-negative breast cancer, suggesting BDNF signaling as a critical factor in tumor progression.

18 Aug 2026

Scientists Discover Cluster of Genetic Variants Resisting Common Malaria Treatments

Researchers searching for genetic clues to the growing problem of malaria drug resistance identified new mutations associated with the parasite's decreased susceptibility to current treatment.

18 Aug 2026

New Lipid Vesicles Evade Immune Cells to Target Cancer Tumors

Red blood cells serve as the foundation for nanocarriers that show promise in a new study as effective and efficient vehicles for gene therapy, tumor targeting and other medical treatments.

18 Aug 2026

Breakthrough Discovery Pinpoints How Brain Immune Cells Respond to Toxic Cellular Waste

Researchers at the University of California, San Diego, and their colleagues have discovered a critical cellular mechanism that causes brain degeneration in both a rare childhood condition and the far more prevalent Alzheimer’s disease.

17 Aug 2026

Study Shows How Compact Viral Structures Boost Protein Yields for mRNA Vaccines

A research team led by Director KIM V. Narry at the Center for RNA Research within the Institute for Basic Science (IBS) has discovered compact viral RNA elements that can make mRNA more stable and increase protein production.

17 Aug 2026

Mapping Functional Polyprotein Cleavage Sites Solves Post Infection Testing Dilemmas

Current coronavirus diagnostics mainly rely on nucleic acid amplification, antibody detection, or viral antigen detection.

17 Aug 2026

New Gene-Expression Based Clocks Better Predict Age-Related Disease and Mortality

What do "epigenetic clocks" actually measure? These lab tests have become popular tools for studying biological aging, or how the body's cellular function changes at a faster or slower rate than expected.

14 Aug 2026

ORBIT Technology Leverages DNA Origami for Next-Generation Biological Discovery

Scientists often describe life as a series of chemical reactions. Pallav Kosuri, PhD, describes life as movement. Chemical reactions are how you drive the movement of atoms, proteins, cells, and bodies-without movement, there is no life.

14 Aug 2026

Novel Approach Provides a Flexible Foundation for Measuring Coronavirus Protease Activity

A research team has computationally designed a synthetic peptide that enables modular detection of the enzymatic activity of coronavirus 3C-like protease (3CLPro), an enzyme essential for viral replication and maturation.

13 Aug 2026

Cells Deploy Specialized Quality Control Factors When Protein Synthesis Fails

Scientists at the Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne (CMMC) and the CECAD Cluster of Excellence on Aging Research have demonstrated in a biomedical study that ribosomes, the protein factories of our cells, face an unusually tough challenge when building large, membrane‑embedded proteins.

13 Aug 2026

New Roadmap Fixes Cellular Waste Accumulation to Halt Brain Degeneration

Researchers at University of California San Diego and their colleagues have identified a key cellular pathway that drives brain degeneration in both a rare childhood disorder and the far more common Alzheimer's disease.

13 Aug 2026

Batista Lab Identifies Crucial Protein Targets to Extend Malaria Vaccine Efficacy

A study reveals how targeting specific protein regions in malaria vaccines could enhance efficacy, potentially saving more lives in vulnerable populations.

11 Aug 2026

New Study Reveals How Genetic Mutations Hijack the Parkinson's LRRK2 Switch

Researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine have uncovered how a key Parkinson's protein called LRRK2 shifts between inactive and active forms, revealing the structural changes that enable certain mutations to push the protein into an overactive state.

11 Aug 2026

McMaster Team Identifies Natural Immune Defense Against Advanced Fatty Liver Disease

Researchers at McMaster University have discovered that a naturally occurring hormone best known for suppressing appetite and promoting weight loss also helps protect the liver from inflammation through a previously unknown signaling pathway, opening new possibilities for treating advanced fatty liver disease.

11 Aug 2026