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KARAP Deficiency Enhances Macrophage IL-10 Production and Epithelial Barrier Repair

Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a chronic, relapsing inflammatory bowel disease in which persistent mucosal inflammation damages the epithelial barrier.

5 Nov 2026

Virtual Reality Imaging Uncovers Olfactory Gated Visual Acuity in Flies

Imagine a crowded dance floor where bodies move to the beat beneath a glittering disco ball. Some of the dancers pair up, drawn together by the heady atmosphere.

5 Nov 2026

Systematic Genetic Mapping Opens New Doors for Tuberculosis Drug Discovery

Rockefeller scientists have created the most comprehensive map to date of how essential genes interact in Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), the bacterium responsible for tuberculosis (TB).

5 Nov 2026

Novel Molecular Bridge Links Coagulation Cascade with Cancer Hormonal Environment

New Cleveland Clinic research published in Cancer Cell shows that people with glioblastoma have more active platelets, which are cells involved in blood clotting. Platelets also communicate with other cells and can influence immune activity.

4 Nov 2026

Innate Immune Sensor cGAS Acts as Nuclear Metabolic Regulator

Scientists at the University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center have discovered an unexpected role for a key innate immune protein, revealing how it helps regulate cholesterol levels inside cells and influences tumor growth and treatment response.

4 Nov 2026

Magnetic Field Alteration of Radical Pair Quantum States Demonstrated in Live Organisms

Magnetic fields influence several biological processes, possibly including humans' circadian rhythms and how birds perceive magnetic fields.

31 Oct 2026

Optimizing Laser Pulse Energy for Deep-Brain Imaging Without Tissue Damage

As light travels deeper into the brain, it scatters. Three-photon microscopy, the current state of the art, reduces the resulting background fluorescence and can, in principle, image much deeper than earlier techniques-but to do that, it uses average laser power limits that cause overheating and damage living tissue.

29 Oct 2026

Blood Pressure Pregnancy Clue Could Open Door to New Treatments

Researchers at the University of Manchester and Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust have uncovered a hidden defect in the tiny blood vessels of women with preeclampsia, a dangerous and common pregnancy complication which can threaten the lives of both mother and baby.

28 Oct 2026

A New Way to Watch Plants Respond to Disease in Real Time

Scientists at the MRC Laboratory of Medical Sciences (LMS) have devised a novel method for improving the accuracy of luminescent biological reporters, which enables researchers to monitor gene expression in living plants for extended periods, including days, weeks, and potentially months or even years.

26 Oct 2026

New DNA Test Detects Listeria in Ice Cream and Reveals How It Survives Freezing

Researchers developed a PMA-ddPCR assay to detect and quantify potentially viable Listeria monocytogenes in ice cream, identifying the pathogen in two of 500 commercial samples and demonstrating good agreement with conventional culture-based measurements. The method also supported predictive models of bacterial growth under different temperature conditions, while experiments showed that the pathogen could survive 240 days of frozen storage without substantial changes in population levels.

21 Oct 2026

Listen Up: 18 Years of Whale Calls Reveal Key Habitat of Mysterious Species

In a boost for the conservation of one of the world's most elusive and least-understood whale species, researchers analyzing more than 18 years of underwater acoustic recordings collected off northwest Australia have discovered that Omura's whales are most likely to be found in warm, food-rich waters.

20 Oct 2026

Dendritic Cell STING Activation Licenses Cytotoxic T Lymphocyte Priming

Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have transformed cancer care, yet only a subset of patients benefit. A major barrier is tumor microenvironment (TME) heterogeneity: "hot" tumors are enriched with cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs) and respond better, while "cold" tumors lack T-cell infiltration or are shielded by immunosuppressive barriers.

20 Oct 2026

Immunometabolic Reprogramming Strategy Addresses Chronic Inflammatory Conditions

Colorectal cancer has become the leading cause of cancer-related death for people under 50. Its most common forms generally aren't treatable, either through conventional means like chemotherapy or newer immunotherapy drugs.

16 Oct 2026

Study Uncovers Sex Specific Coordinated Stem Cell Dynamics in Skin Repair

By filming skin stem cells in living mice over five months, researchers at the Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB), in collaboration with the University of Cambridge, have discovered that in females these cells renew the skin in a more coordinated way than in males.

15 Oct 2026

Biochemists Map the Cellular Machinery Behind Nuclear Pore Construction

The cells of higher organisms such as mammals, flies and fungi enclose their genetic material in a nucleus.

14 Oct 2026

Improving CRISPR-Based Diagnostics for Sensitive Detection of Infectious RNA Viruses

Scientists have long used a powerful gene-editing tool called CRISPR to make precise changes to DNA.

14 Oct 2026

The Story Behind the Butterfly’s Enhanced Visual World of Color

Many insects see the world through hundreds of tiny lenses that are grouped together in a visual organ known as the compound eye. Behind each lens sits a cluster of eight light-detecting cells arranged in a pattern that scientists believe has existed for hundreds of millions of years.

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

Study Creates Global Single-Cell Map of Human Immune System Aging

While birthday candles measure the number of years someone has lived, they don't always tell the full story about someone's health.

10 Oct 2026

Retrotransposon Reactivation Suggests Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors Lower Cancer Risk

A tumor suppressor gene known as p53 is mutated in more than half of all cancers, but how it acts to prevent cancer formation is largely unknown.

9 Oct 2026

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KARAP Deficiency Enhances Macrophage IL-10 Production and Epithelial Barrier Repair

Virtual Reality Imaging Uncovers Olfactory Gated Visual Acuity in Flies

Systematic Genetic Mapping Opens New Doors for Tuberculosis Drug Discovery

Novel Molecular Bridge Links Coagulation Cascade with Cancer Hormonal Environment

Innate Immune Sensor cGAS Acts as Nuclear Metabolic Regulator

Magnetic Field Alteration of Radical Pair Quantum States Demonstrated in Live Organisms

Optimizing Laser Pulse Energy for Deep-Brain Imaging Without Tissue Damage

Blood Pressure Pregnancy Clue Could Open Door to New Treatments

A New Way to Watch Plants Respond to Disease in Real Time

New DNA Test Detects Listeria in Ice Cream and Reveals How It Survives Freezing

Listen Up: 18 Years of Whale Calls Reveal Key Habitat of Mysterious Species

Dendritic Cell STING Activation Licenses Cytotoxic T Lymphocyte Priming

Immunometabolic Reprogramming Strategy Addresses Chronic Inflammatory Conditions

Study Uncovers Sex Specific Coordinated Stem Cell Dynamics in Skin Repair

Biochemists Map the Cellular Machinery Behind Nuclear Pore Construction

Improving CRISPR-Based Diagnostics for Sensitive Detection of Infectious RNA Viruses

The Story Behind the Butterfly’s Enhanced Visual World of Color

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

Study Creates Global Single-Cell Map of Human Immune System Aging

Retrotransposon Reactivation Suggests Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors Lower Cancer Risk

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