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Longer Reproductive Lifespan, Hormone Use Associated with Better Brain Health

A longer reproductive lifespan and a history of using birth control pills or menopausal hormone therapy were associated with certain signs of blood vessel health in the brain, according to a study published November 4, 2026, in Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

6 Nov 2026

Microgravity Drives the Metabolic Switch From Glycolysis to Oxidative Phosphorylation

Earth-based hiPSC models have transformed disease research but remain limited by cellular immaturity, a strong reliance on glycolysis rather than oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS), and incomplete tissue architecture.

4 Nov 2026

New Research Reveals Strong Public Support for National Parks’ Role in Wellbeing, Nature and Climate Action

A new report from National Parks UK reveals strong public support for the wider role National Parks can play in people's lives, alongside shared concerns about mental wellbeing, nature loss, access to nature and the impacts of climate change.

3 Nov 2026

CRISPR Screen Uncovers COMPASS Pathway Role in Suppressing Gut Autoimmunity

3 Nov 2026

Cytosolic Glucose and Mitochondrial Lactate Oxidation Prevent Energetic Collapse

The heart is the hardest-working muscle in the body, beating constantly no matter what the body’s energy reserves look like.

30 Oct 2026

St. Jude Scientists Discover Gene-Regulatory Pathway Protecting Gut Immune Balance

Trillions of bacteria live in the human gut without triggering an immune response. Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have now discovered a gene-regulatory pathway that helps maintain this delicate balance. Published today in Science Advances, they showed that a type of immune cell, regulatory T cells, co-opt a well-known general gene expression pathway called COMPASS to suppress inappropriate immune responses and prevent lethal inflammation and autoimmunity.

30 Oct 2026

Lung Scarring Claims 11 Australian Lives Every Day: Landmark Report

A respiratory condition that leaves the lungs irreversibly scarred is claiming almost 4,000 Australian lives every year, with an alarming number of cases caused by workplace exposures in industries such as mining, farming and construction.

28 Oct 2026

Squeezing Cell Nuclei Loosens DNA to Boost CRISPR Reprogramming Efficiency

Our cells hold about two meters of DNA, folded and compacted to fit inside a nucleus far narrower than a strand of human hair.

24 Oct 2026

New Genetic Map Identifies Variations Linked to Long QT Syndrome

Using an innovative, high-throughput technique, an international collaboration led by Vanderbilt Health researchers has created a "map" of 1,757 genetic variations that can trigger a life-threatening heart rhythm disorder called long QT syndrome.

24 Oct 2026

BioUK Awards 2026 Celebrate Outstanding Achievement and Breakthrough Innovations from Across the Life Sciences

BioUK, the not-for-profit membership organization focused on catalyzing success in UK life sciences, today announced the winners of the 18th annual BioUK Awards following a ceremony hosted at the Royal Lancaster Hotel, London.

From BioUK 23 Oct 2026

BioNTech Opens mRNA Manufacturing Facility at La Trobe

La Trobe University is now home to one of the world’s leading biopharmaceutical companies, with the official opening of BioNTech’s state-of-the-art, clinical-scale mRNA manufacturing and research facility at the University’s campus in Melbourne’s north.

From BioNTech SE 22 Oct 2026

Regular Hot Baths Could Alleviate Common Circulatory Disease

A regular soak in a hot bath could help to improve a common painful circulatory disease, with this strategy being studied by researchers at Manchester Metropolitan University, thanks to funding from the British Heart Foundation.

20 Oct 2026

Cedars-Sinai Expands Stem Cell Research Aboard the Space Station

When NASA’s SpaceX CRS-35 mission docks with the International Space Station Oct. 15, it will deliver two experiments from the Cedars-Sinai Center for Space Medicine Research.

16 Oct 2026

Machine Learning Tool Pinpoints Crucial Gene Regulation Changes

Changes in our genes affect health risks from heart disease to cancer, but how those genes are turned on and off is just as crucial to health.

16 Oct 2026

Balancing Immune Cells May Unlock Hidden Human Regenerative Potential

In a study of fingertip regeneration, a team led by JAX Senior Research Scientist James Godwin found that some immune cells in mice can attack and kill cells needed to rebuild bone, while a subset of those same immune cells can protect the bone-making cells and allow regeneration to continue.

16 Oct 2026

Mount Sinai Launches Bioengineered Brain and Heart Models Into Space

Mount Sinai researchers are sending bioengineered human brain and cardiovascular tissue models into space for the first time today, as part of the SpaceX CRS-35 mission, to study brain activity, cardiovascular function, and accelerated aging in orbit.

15 Oct 2026

Scientists Discover Cell Division Mechanism Driving Acute Myeloid Leukemia

Experts from the University of Nottingham have discovered how a common genetic mutation disrupts the positioning of a key protein during cell division, revealing a new mechanism behind acute myeloid leukemia and a potential avenue for future treatment.

15 Oct 2026

New AI Model Decodes the Language of Immune Cell Movement

Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and collaborating institutions in Texas developed an artificial intelligence (AI) model that helps explain how immune cells find their way to specific locations in the body and why they avoid others.

14 Oct 2026

Nagoya University Team Identifies BCAT1 Enzyme as Key Driver of Cardiac Fibrosis

Heart failure often develops after a heart attack because excessive collagen-based scar tissue forms during repair. While collagen is necessary to reinforce scars, disease and chronic inflammation can cause overproduction, which stiffens the heart muscle and impairs its pumping ability.

10 Oct 2026

Researchers Capture Real-Time Molecular Movie of Penicillin Enzymatic Ring Closure

Researchers from the University of Oxford and international collaborators have revealed previously unseen rapid chemical stages in the formation of β-lactam antibiotics like penicillin, offering insights that can support future antibiotic development.

10 Oct 2026

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Longer Reproductive Lifespan, Hormone Use Associated with Better Brain Health

Microgravity Drives the Metabolic Switch From Glycolysis to Oxidative Phosphorylation

New Research Reveals Strong Public Support for National Parks’ Role in Wellbeing, Nature and Climate Action

CRISPR Screen Uncovers COMPASS Pathway Role in Suppressing Gut Autoimmunity

Cytosolic Glucose and Mitochondrial Lactate Oxidation Prevent Energetic Collapse

St. Jude Scientists Discover Gene-Regulatory Pathway Protecting Gut Immune Balance

Lung Scarring Claims 11 Australian Lives Every Day: Landmark Report

Squeezing Cell Nuclei Loosens DNA to Boost CRISPR Reprogramming Efficiency

New Genetic Map Identifies Variations Linked to Long QT Syndrome

BioUK Awards 2026 Celebrate Outstanding Achievement and Breakthrough Innovations from Across the Life Sciences

BioNTech Opens mRNA Manufacturing Facility at La Trobe

Regular Hot Baths Could Alleviate Common Circulatory Disease

Cedars-Sinai Expands Stem Cell Research Aboard the Space Station

Machine Learning Tool Pinpoints Crucial Gene Regulation Changes

Balancing Immune Cells May Unlock Hidden Human Regenerative Potential

Mount Sinai Launches Bioengineered Brain and Heart Models Into Space

Scientists Discover Cell Division Mechanism Driving Acute Myeloid Leukemia

New AI Model Decodes the Language of Immune Cell Movement

Nagoya University Team Identifies BCAT1 Enzyme as Key Driver of Cardiac Fibrosis

Researchers Capture Real-Time Molecular Movie of Penicillin Enzymatic Ring Closure

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