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Exercise Boosts Immune Response in Cancer Through Bacterial Metabolites

A new study from the University of Pittsburgh shows for the first time how exercise improves cancer outcomes and enhances response to immunotherapy in mice by reshaping the gut microbiome.

10 Jul 2025

Machine Learning Uncovers Hidden Role of Glial Cells

Long overlooked and underestimated, glial cells – non-neuronal cells that support, protect and communicate with neurons – are finally stepping into the neuroscience spotlight.

9 Jul 2025

Vanderbilt and Parse Biosciences Join Forces to Accelerate Measles Antibody Discovery

Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Parse Biosciences, an innovator in single-cell sequencing, are collaborating on a new treatment to help unvaccinated measles victims, as the U.S. measles outbreak has now reached its highest case count in 30 years.

9 Jul 2025

New Protein Superfamily Redefines Bacterial Interactions

A newly identified bacterial protein, PopA, reveals complex interactions in bacteria, challenging existing models of membrane protein formation.

9 Jul 2025

New Software Boosts Genome Editing Accuracy for Genetic Therapies

This innovative software, CRISPRware, optimizes guide RNA design for genome editing, supporting research on genetic disorders and uncharacterized peptides.

9 Jul 2025

New Insights into Cell Membrane Energy Waves

Johns Hopkins researchers identify energy-generating waves on cancer cell membranes, revealing potential targets for slowing tumor growth and spread.

9 Jul 2025

SPT Labtech and Semarion Collaborate to Advance Automated Cell-Based Assay Workflows

SPT Labtech, a global leader in innovative laboratory automation, today announced a strategic collaboration with Semarion, a University of Cambridge spin-out company from the Cavendish Laboratory combining materials engineering and cell biology to tackle unmet drug screening needs.

9 Jul 2025

Improved Bacterial Rubisco Offers Hope for Enhancing Plant Photosynthesis

During photosynthesis, an enzyme called rubisco catalyzes a key reaction - the incorporation of carbon dioxide into organic compounds to create sugars.

8 Jul 2025

New Global Platform Aims to Standardize and Improve Single-Cell Analysis

Researchers from more than 50 international institutions have launched Open Problems (https://openproblems.bio), a collaborative open-source platform to benchmark, improve, and run competitions for computational methods in single-cell genomics.

8 Jul 2025

Obesity-Related Cognitive Deficits Improved Through Astrocyte Modulation

Fatty diets and obesity affect the structure and function of astrocytes, the star-shaped brain cells located in the striatum, a brain region involved in the perception of pleasure generated by food consumption.

8 Jul 2025

Cryo-EM Uncovers How Tiny Protein Enzyme Precisely Trims tRNA

To build proteins, cells rely on a molecule called transfer RNA, or tRNA. tRNAs act like protein-building couriers, where they read the genetic instructions from messenger RNA, mRNA, and deliver the right amino acids to ribosomes, the cell's protein-making factories.

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

Scientists Discover Unique Bacterial Protein That Traps Membrane Lipids

Scientists have identified a new type of protein in bacteria that could change our understanding of how these organisms interact with their environments.

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 Study Reveals Role of Root Bacteria in Rice Resilience

Despite being the primary food for more than half of the world's population, rice cultivation is very resource-intensive, necessitating vast amounts of water and artificial fertilizers.

7 Jul 2025

Iowa State Engineers Reinvent Gene Gun for Faster and Safer Crop Editing

Plant scientists have used a standard "gene gun" since 1988 to genetically modify crops for better yield, nutrition, pest resistance and other valuable traits.

5 Jul 2025

Aligned Stem Cell Sheets Show Boosted Healing Potential

A new way to grow stem cells may help them release more of the signaling proteins they use to repair tissue, potentially improving future treatments.

4 Jul 2025

Breakthrough Method Rapidly Generates Lung Repair Cells From Fibroblasts

Researchers in Japan have successfully generated lung cells similar to alveolar epithelial type 2 (AT2) cells from mouse embryonic fibroblasts without using stem cell technology.

4 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