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Novel Dendritic Cell Vaccine Redirects Viral Memory to Fight Tumors

In a discovery that could redefine the future of cancer immunotherapy, scientists from Celloram Inc., University Hospitals and Case Western Reserve University have developed a novel cancer vaccine platform that transforms the impact of the largest immunological event in modern history

28 Jul 2026

Study Uncovers Two Distinct Embryonic Macrophage Populations with Different Repair Abilities

In leukemia's most aggressive forms, the blood cell factories in our bone marrow falter. Instead of dividing and multiplying at their usual prolific pace, generating hundreds of billions of new cells daily, some precursor cells stall out at an immature stage.

27 Jul 2026

Study Reveals How Genome Regulation Changes During Brain Aging

Researchers have discovered that the human brain undergoes widespread age-related changes in genome regulation beginning in midlife that may help explain why aging is the greatest risk factor for neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's.

24 Jul 2026

Researchers Find New Bacterial Mechanism for Evading Antibiotic Exposure

Antibiotics are a medical marvel, but many microbes are gaining the ability to resist and tolerate these therapeutics.

24 Jul 2026

Chemotherapy Leaves Distinct DNA Changes in Childhood Tumors

Nearly half of childhood tumors treated with common types of chemotherapy showed detectable DNA changes linked to treatment within 18 months, according to a new international study led by The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids).

24 Jul 2026

Changes in RNA Regulation Enable Bacteria to Enter Antibiotic Tolerance

Antibiotics are a medical marvel, but many microbes are gaining the ability to resist and tolerate these therapeutics. St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists have uncovered how S. pneumoniae adapts to antibiotic exposure and immune pressures.

23 Jul 2026

Demographic Biases Threaten the Fairness of Global Single-Cell Human Atlases

The single-cell "atlases" that are increasingly used to map the human body and as training data for artificial intelligence models, may not represent the world's populations fairly, according to a study led by researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.

21 Jul 2026

Hidden Cellular Sub Compartments Drive Final Steps of Ribosome Assembly

The nucleolus is a liquid-like cellular organelle where protein factories called ribosomes are assembled.

20 Jul 2026

Hospital-Trained AI Outperforms GPT-5 At Reading Brain Scans

An AI model trained on hospital brain scans outperforms leading systems in diagnostics and triage, showcasing the potential of clinical data integration.

20 Jul 2026

How Dying Bacteria Protect the Colony From Antibiotics

Bacteria can fight against antibiotics via an enzyme produced by dying cells.

17 Jul 2026

New Double Donut Structure Reveals How SPOP Protein Regulates Cancer

Mutations to the protein SPOP are widespread in cancer, yet many remain poorly understood. To address this gap, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists obtained structures of SPOP in both the presence and absence of these mutations.

14 Jul 2026

First-of-Its-Kind Surgery Performed on Western Lowland Gorilla at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park

Mizani, a 12-year-old male western lowland gorilla at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park, underwent a first-of-its-kind mastoidectomy to treat an infection that had spread into portions of his skull.

13 Jul 2026

GLP-1 Drugs Show Promise Against Long COVID-Related Lung Scarring

GLP-1 agonists have gained widespread use for managing weight loss and type 2 diabetes, with recent research indicating additional health advantages.

13 Jul 2026

Prolonged C1 Neuron Activation Causes Heightened Long-Term Panic Behaviors

Anxiety disorders affect more than 300 million people globally. Several brain regions have been linked to anxiety, but how these regions connect has been poorly understood.

11 Jul 2026

Global Breakthrough Maps Genes and Cells Regulating Bone Health

In a global breakthrough published in Nature Genetics, researchers have successfully mapped the cells and genes that regulate bone formation and loss at an unprecedented scale and discovered the critical role that blood vessel cells play in bone health.

11 Jul 2026