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Artificial intelligence, or AI, is an umbrella term for machine learning and deep learning. It is where a machine takes in information from its surroundings and, from that, makes the most optimal decision appropriate to the situation.

Collaborative Research Discovers New Treatments for Alzheimer' Disease

A new multimillion-dollar project will bring together researchers from the Indiana University School of Medicine and the IU Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering as they work to solve one of medical science's greatest needs: Identifying new treatments for Alzheimer's disease and related dementias.

16 Jun 2026

Single-Cell Spatial Mapping Resolves Complex Tissue Senotypes During Aging

A massive scientific initiative to decode how aging reshapes the human body reached a major milestone this month.

15 Jun 2026

AI Decodes Biomolecular Condensates to Revolutionize Drug Discovery

Researchers at Princeton University have harnessed AI to understand how drugs affect the dynamics of vital structures within the cell.

13 Jun 2026

Scientists Track Tiny Human Proteins Using Novel Laser Phase Plate

In a landmark achievement in biological imaging, researchers at the University of California, Berkeley and Biohub today announced the successful demonstration of the laser phase plate.

12 Jun 2026

Building More Realistic Human Tissue Models With Assembloids

Assembloids combine organoids and specialized cells, creating advanced models for drug testing and regenerative medicine with improved physiological relevance.

11 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

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

Study Shows How AI and Single Cell Science are Changing Modern Medicine

Recent technological advances have pushed the boundaries of cellular biology far beyond what was conceivable even decades ago

4 Jun 2026

Advanced Framework Improves Gene Set Enrichment Analysis to Uncover Hidden Multi-Omics Data Insights

Scientists at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have created a new artificial intelligence (AI) model that helps reveal how genes function together inside human cells, offering a powerful new way to understand biology and disease.

25 May 2026

Supercomputer Simulations Map Sodium Pumping in Pathogenic Bacteria

The Na+-NQR enzyme is vital for energy production in pathogenic bacteria like the one that causes cholera, making it a highly promising target for new antibiotics.

15 May 2026

AI Eye Scan Detects Diabetes And Chronic Diseases In 30 Seconds

Reti-Pioneer is an AI system that analyzes retinal images for rapid detection of chronic diseases, enhancing early diagnosis and healthcare accessibility.

13 May 2026

Inherited Genetic Pathways Shape Individual Cancer Risk and Outcomes

Why do two people with the same cancer diagnosis-the same stage, the same cell type, and the same clinical profile-often have completely different outcomes? For decades, scientists have studied acquired mutations in cancer to find answers, but mutations alone explain only part of the story.

12 May 2026

Mechano-Chemo-Biological Coupling May Explain Complex Tissue Behaviors

Modern biology can now image forces, structures, and signals with remarkable precision, yet explaining how they work together remains difficult.

11 May 2026

DNA Study Reveals the Personal Pathways Behind Different Tumors

Why do two individuals with the identical cancer diagnosis—the same cell type, the same stage, and the same clinical profile—often experience very different outcomes? Scientists have been researching acquired mutations in cancer for decades in an effort to uncover solutions, but mutations by themselves only account for a part of the problem.

11 May 2026

AI Designs New Antibiotics That Reduce MRSA Infections In Mice

SyntheMol-RL integrates reinforcement learning for antibiotic design, producing synthesizable candidates that show efficacy against MRSA in preclinical models.

5 May 2026

AI Model Reads DNA Like Language to Trace Ancestry

Researchers at the University of Oregon have developed an artificial intelligence tool that can read genetic code the way large language models like ChatGPT read text. Scanning the genome for biological mutation patterns, the computer model traces pairs of genes back in time to their last common ancestor.

5 May 2026