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New Cell Therapy Modifies Natural Killer Cells Against Cancer

Scientists have made great progress in harnessing the body's own immune cells to treat so-called liquid tumors, cancers of the blood and lymphatic system.

11 Jun 2026

Tail Region of mRNAs Found to Act as Protein Chaperone

Proteins are how cells get work done. They carry out nearly every important cellular task, from ferrying messages to controlling which genes are turned on or off.

10 Jun 2026

Researchers Outline Dynamic Protein Control Systems for Better Clinical Decisions

Cancer has often been explained through mutations in deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) or changes in ribonucleic acid (RNA), but these layers do not fully explain why tumors with similar genetic profiles can behave differently.

10 Jun 2026

New Project Explores Virovory’s Potential to Combat Eutrophication

Toxic cyanobacterial blooms can close lakes, contaminate drinking water and pose risks to human health.

10 Jun 2026

Coffee Can Now Serve as a Biological Switch for Medicines

For many of us, a warm cup of coffee is how we start our day. For Texas A&M Health researchers, it may also offer a new way to control engineered cells in future medicines.

9 Jun 2026

Salk Researchers Uncover Specialized Plant Protein for DNA Repair

Similar to the way DNA damage can contribute to human diseases like cancer, it can also disrupt growth, development, and survival in plants.

9 Jun 2026

Microtubule Skeleton Determines How Heart Muscle Cells Change Under Stress

Microtubules, part of heart muscle cells' internal "skeleton," help determine how the heart changes shape under stress, and a common signaling pathway called the ERK pathway acts as a key controller of where the building materials for these cells' growth are delivered inside them, a pair of new studies show.

9 Jun 2026

New Open Access Connectome Unveils Intricate Fruit Fly Neural Connections

In a first, a large, international team led by multiple labs at Harvard Medical School and Princeton University has published a complete wiring diagram of all the connections between neurons in the central nervous system of an adult fruit fly.

9 Jun 2026

Scientists Identify EHMT2 Enzyme as Main Cause of 5-FU Failure

One of the most widely used chemotherapeutic agents for colorectal cancer is 5-fluorouracil (5-FU), a cornerstone treatment that has improved outcomes for countless patients.

9 Jun 2026

Scottish Biotech Bead Biopharma Emerges From Stealth Mode with Novel Cancer Drug Platform

Bead BioPharma, a Scottish life sciences company backed by Archangels, today announced its emergence from stealth mode following the submission of its first patent, a milestone that marks the company’s formal entry into one of the most commercially active sectors in global oncology.

9 Jun 2026

Creatine Linked to Cancer-Fighting Dendritic Cell Function

According to recent UCLA research, creatine, the organic acid that athletes and bodybuilders frequently use as a supplement, supercharges a crucial class of immune cells that activate and prime the body's primary cancer-fighting agents.

8 Jun 2026

Deep Mutational Scanning Unlocks Hidden Blueprint of Antibody Selection Processes

A new study tracking thousands of B cells across more than 100 germinal centers in mice reveals how the system consistently produces highly effective antibodies.

8 Jun 2026

New Study Proves Research Models Accurately Replicate Cancer ecDNA Loops

Damage to DNA in cancer cells can lead to pieces breaking off chromosomes and floating away, like icebergs cracking off from a glacier. Just as icebergs are a threat to ships and their crew, these scattered bits of DNA loom large to physicians and cancer patients by having titanic effects on tumor progression and treatment resistance.

8 Jun 2026

Antibody-Directed Xenophagy Pathway Blocks Intracellular Infections From Spreading

Scientists have revealed the process by which cells can internally digest bacteria and viruses.

5 Jun 2026

Blood Signature Found to Predict Lung Cancer Risk Years Before Diagnosis

Researchers have identified a blood signature that can predict lung cancer risk years before diagnosis – significant findings that could enhance prevention strategies for Australia’s biggest cancer killer.

5 Jun 2026

Researchers Reconstruct the Billion Year History of Osmotrophic Eukaryotic Evolution

Decomposers are crucial for keeping Earth habitable, breaking down dead biomass and returning key nutrients, like carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus, back into the ecosystem.

5 Jun 2026

Scientists Identify Microglia Immune State Changes for Novel Alzheimer’s Therapies

Researchers from VIB, KU Leuven, the UK-DRI and Muna Therapeutics, funded by, among others, ERC, have uncovered a critical biological transition that may determine whether Alzheimer's disease pathology leads to dementia.

5 Jun 2026

New Antibiotic Compound Blocks Ribosome to Starve Dangerous Pathogens

Researchers at McMaster University have discovered a new antibiotic that kills some of the world's most dangerous and drug-resistant bacteria - and does so by targeting a previously unknown vulnerability, opening the door to an entirely new class of treatments.

5 Jun 2026

Drug Boosts Axon Regrowth In Human Brain-Spinal Cord Model

This study presents a human organoid model that identifies genetic factors limiting nerve regeneration and highlights lynestrenol's role in promoting repair.

4 Jun 2026

Genetic Blueprint Framework Maps Insect Brains to Simplify Human Neuroscience

While E. Josie Clowney would never suggest that neuroscience is simple, a new study by her team at the University of Michigan could drastically reduce complexity in future studies.

4 Jun 2026