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Lab-Grown Brain Tissue Masters a Classic Computing Benchmark

Imagine balancing a ruler upright in the palm of the hand: There is a need to continually pay attention to the angle of the ruler and make several little changes to ensure it does not topple over.

20 Feb 2026

New Boron Compounds Enable Easier Drug Modification Without Breakdown

A major step towards simpler drug development has been taken at the University of Gothenburg. In a new study, researchers have developed stable boron-fluorine compounds that make it possible to increase the effect or reduce side effects without breaking down the medicine.

4 Feb 2026

New Map Reveals How Cancer Gene Mutations Influence Tumor Growth

Scientists have created a complete map showing how hundreds of possible mutations in a key cancer gene influence tumor growth.

3 Feb 2026

How DNA Leakage into the Cytoplasm Drives Ruijs-Aalfs Syndrome

Although DNA is tightly packed and safeguarded within the cell nucleus, it remains continually at risk of damage from normal metabolic activity and external stressors such as radiation and chemical agents.

2 Feb 2026

Defective DNA Protein Repair Triggers Inflammation and Premature Aging

Unrepaired DNA-protein crosslinks (DPCs) – highly toxic tangles of protein and DNA – cause a process that leads to premature aging and embryonic lethality in mice.

31 Jan 2026

Visualizing Real-Time DNA Transcription in a Living Mouse

DNA can be regarded as an extensive library that contains all genetic information. Cells do not utilize this information simultaneously.

30 Jan 2026

Natural Molecular Brake Prevents Uncontrolled DNA Replication in Cells

For almost 60 years, scientists have tried to understand why DNA doesn't replicate wildly and uncontrollably every time a cell divides – which they need to do constantly. Without this process, we would die.

29 Jan 2026

Maternal And Fetal Cell Exchange Shapes Health Across Multiple Generations

During pregnancy, maternal and fetal cells migrate back and forth across the placenta, with fetal cells entering the mother's bloodstream and tissues.

24 Jan 2026

Protein Translation Enzyme Governs Macrophage Maturation and Tissue Homeostasis

A new study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, its Bloomberg~Kimmel Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy and the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health found that an enzyme involved in protein translation is essential for circulating immune cells, called monocytes, to mature into tissue-resident macrophages, a specialized population of immune cells that maintain organ health by clearing dead cells and debris.

24 Jan 2026

DHPS Enzyme Deficiency Impairs Macrophage Development and Tissue Repair

22 Jan 2026

Unveiling How a Respiratory Bacterium Obtains Lipids and Targets Fatty Tissues

A multidisciplinary team has uncovered a key mechanism that allows the human bacterium Mycoplasma pneumoniae-responsible for atypical pneumonia and other respiratory infections-to obtain cholesterol and other essential lipids directly from the human body.

16 Jan 2026

Genetic Study Links Expanding DNA Repeats to Aging and Disease Risk

An analysis of genetic data from over 900,000 people shows that certain stretches of DNA, made up of short sequences repeated over and over, become longer and more unstable as we age.

8 Jan 2026

Microneedle Patches May Unlock Safer, Localized Cancer Immunotherapy

This review highlights the potential of natural polysaccharide microneedles in cancer immunotherapy, focusing on localized treatment and immune activation.

7 Jan 2026

m-RNA and Immunostimulant Activate CAR-Macrophages in Cancer Cells to Fight Cancer

Immune cells (macrophages) capable of combating cancer exist within tumors in the human body, but they are unable to fulfill their functions adequately due to tumor suppression.

2 Jan 2026

Loss of Vitamin C Synthesis Protects Animals From Schistosomiasis

Researchers at the Children’s Medical Center Research Institute at UT Southwestern (CRI) have found an advantage to vitamin C deficiency: defense against a significant parasitic disease.

31 Dec 2025

Researchers Find Enzyme That Controls Fat Production, Offering New Drug Target

Obesity is a global epidemic and a major cause of morbidity and mortality because it increases the risk for comorbidities, including heart disease and fatty liver disease (MASLD). Rates of these disorders have risen as the world increasingly adopts energy-dense diets and sedentary lifestyles.

24 Dec 2025