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GlycoPro Platform Enhances High-Throughput Glycosylation Analysis

A recent study published in Engineering introduces GlycoPro, a novel high-throughput sample-processing platform that aims to transform the field of multi-glycosylation-omics analysis.

18 Jul 2025

Brain Ripples Help Segment Experience Into Memories

A research team from the Faculty of Psychology at the University of Barcelona, the UB Institute of Neurosciences (UBneuro) and the Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL) has identified, for the first time in humans, and in a realistic environment, a key neurophysiological mechanism in memory formation: ripple-type brain waves -high-frequency electrical oscillations that mark and organize the different episodes or fragments of information that the brain stores as memories.

18 Jul 2025

Machine Learning Tool Improves Cell Type Analysis in Cancer Research

Researchers have developed a powerful new tool that makes it easier to study the mix of cell types in human tissue, which is crucial for understanding diseases such as cancer.

17 Jul 2025

MiROM Uses Infrared Light to Detect Protein Changes in Single Cells

MiROM identifies proteins by using mid-infrared light to detect molecular vibrations – essentially the natural "dance" of molecules within protein structures.

16 Jul 2025

Elegen and Nutcracker Therapeutics to Pilot First Fully Cell-Free Manufacturing Process for RNA-based Personalized Cancer Therapeutics

Elegen, a global leader in next-generation DNA manufacturing, and Nutcracker Therapeutics, a global leader in next-generation RNA design and manufacturing, today announced the launch of a pilot program to demonstrate the industry's first fully synthetic, cell-free manufacturing platform for RNA-based personalized cancer therapeutics (PCTs).

From Elegen 15 Jul 2025

Breakthrough Imaging Technique Reveals Mitochondrial Dynamics in Living Tissues

In this study, researcher developed a new imaging approach that combines two powerful techniques to solve this problem. First, a special type of microscope called a two-photon microscope is used, which can look deep into live tissues with minimal damage.

14 Jul 2025

Rutgers Scientists Uncover Protein Key to Learning and Memory

Scientists have discovered how a key protein helps maintain strong connections between brain cells that are crucial for learning and memory.

14 Jul 2025

Microglia Replacement Halts Progression of Fatal Neurological Disease in Mice and Humans

Adult-onset leukoencephalopathy with axonal spheroids and pigmented glia (ALSP) is a progressive neurological disease with an average age of onset of 43 years and an average life expectancy of only 3 to 5 years after symptoms begin.

11 Jul 2025

New Cellular Signature Reveals Why Some Prostate Cancers Resist Standard Treatment

A new study from University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center researchers identifies a cellular signature that explains why about one-third of prostate cancers respond especially poorly to treatment.

9 Jul 2025

Mediterranean Bacteria Offer New Weapon Against Mosquito-Borne Diseases

Mosquito-borne diseases kill more than 700,000 people every year, according to the World Health Organization, and the mosquitos that spread the disease are difficult to control.

8 Jul 2025

Reinvigorating T Cells Offers Hope for More Effective Cancer Immunotherapy

CD8⁺ T cells are the immune system's frontline warriors, charged with detecting and eliminating cancer cells. But in the hostile and chronic environment of tumors, these cells often falter.

8 Jul 2025

Evidence for Neural Stem Cell-Based Therapies in Multiple Sclerosis

Research indicates that neural stem cell transplants could promote myelin repair in progressive multiple sclerosis, paving the way for innovative treatments.

8 Jul 2025

New AI Tool Illuminates Bacterial Impact on Body Chemistry

Gut bacteria are well-known for playing an important role in a variety of health issues. However, their quantity and variety are immense, as are the ways in which they interact with the body’s chemistry and with one another.

7 Jul 2025

Engineered Macrophages Enable CAR T Cells to Overcome Glioblastoma Barriers

A team of researchers from the San Raffaele-Telethon Institute for Gene Therapy (SR-TIGET, Milan), led by Nadia Coltella and Luigi Naldini, has unveiled a powerful strategy to rejuvenate the effectiveness of chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapy against glioblastoma, one of the most lethal and treatment-resistant brain tumors.

4 Jul 2025

Uncovering the Gut Virome's Role in Health and Disease

The human gut is home to trillions of microbes, yet scientific understanding has largely focused on bacteria, leaving the virome—the community of viruses—relatively uncharted.

4 Jul 2025

UChicago Team Receives Grant to Study RNA Splicing and Cell Stress

During the first step of converting genetic information into functional proteins, cells transcribe the double-stranded helix of DNA into single strands of RNA.

3 Jul 2025

New Tool Reveals RNA Locations Inside Cells With Nanoscale Precision

A new tool called PHOTON, developed by scientists at UT Southwestern Medical Center, can identify RNA molecules at their native locations within cells – providing valuable clues to where different RNA species are distributed spatially in response to various cellular cues.

30 Jun 2025