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AI Designs Custom Miniproteins to Precisely Control Cell Receptors

G protein-coupled receptors, or GPCRs, sit in the plasma membrane, the boundary that defines the inside and outside of a living cell. They communicate with nearly every physiological process in our bodies - from the ability to see and smell, to sensing of adrenaline, insulin, nutrients and medicines.

22 May 2026

Scientists Capture Live-Action Footage of Housekeeping Immune Cells Engulfing Melanoma

Scientists at the Garvan Institute of Medical Research have captured, for the first time, 'housekeeping' immune cells actively attacking and engulfing live melanoma cells – a discovery that could change the way we approach treatment for one of Australia's most common and deadly cancers.

22 May 2026

High Protein Levels Bypass Functional BRCA Defenses to Generate Toxic Double-Strand Genomic Breaks

When it comes to cancer, tumor suppressor genes are usually thought of as the "good guys." These genes make proteins that protect and repair DNA in cells.

22 May 2026

Dental Pulp Stem Cell Subsets Triggers Rapid Cellular Senescence and Tooth Decay

With age, teeth get increasingly brittle and susceptible to damage from tooth decay, which can eventually lead to tooth loss. Teeth have an intrinsic capability to regenerate, a process which is driven by dental pulp stem cells (DPSCs) which replenish the dental pulp including the dentin-producing cells called odontoblasts.

22 May 2026

High-Resolution Cryo-EM Imaging Reveals a Hidden Secondary Drug Binding Site on Bacterial Ribosomes

A new Nature Communications study, published May 19, redefines scientists' understanding of how a popular class of antibiotics work.

22 May 2026

Allison Institute Platform Utilizes Spatial Profiling to Locate Protective Cellular Niches

Researchers with the James P. Allison Institute™ at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have discovered a new gene expression signature within tumors that can help identify patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) who are more likely to experience lasting benefits from combined immunotherapy treatment.

21 May 2026

Researchers Discover That Lesion Cells Fail to Recruit Surrounding Tissue Into Tumor Growth Helpers

In an unexpected finding, a new study flips on its head researchers' understanding of how precancerous pancreas lesions evolve into pancreatic cancer. The paradigm-changing discovery has tremendous implications for identifying people at higher risk of cancer or even, potentially stopping malignant transformation.

21 May 2026

New Epigenetic Study Discovers Inheritance Patterns That Defy Mendel's Laws

Scientists have long known that the DNA code in genes is not the only way to pass genetic traits from parents to offspring.

21 May 2026

How Minimal Medical Care Shifts Amazonian Villagers' Unique Gut Bacteria

Even minimal exposure to modern medicine can rapidly change the human microbiome. In a new study publishing May 20 in the Cell Press journal Cell Reports, researchers reveal that the gut microbes of remote Amazonian Indigenous communities began shifting toward patterns more commonly seen in urban, industrialized populations after only a few medical visits.

21 May 2026

Polymer Platforms Help Focus Immune Attack on Cancerous Tumors

Conventional immune checkpoint inhibitors, such as anti-PD-1/PD-L1 and anti-CTLA-4 antibodies, can reinvigorate T cells but typically benefit less than 30% of patients.

21 May 2026

Disrupted Honeycomb Cellular Patterns in the Early Brain May Drive Cancer and Birth Defects

University of Virginia School of Medicine scientists have revealed how mistakes in the final step of cell division can have dire consequences for developing brain cells. The findings offer important new insights into cancer and developmental disorders, helping explain how the body tries to protect itself and what happens when it can't.

21 May 2026

Open-Chip Design Separates Fluid Resistance From Wall Confinement to Trace Cell Behavior

Most cancer studies focus on chemical signals or stiff tumor surroundings, but the stickiness of the fluid itself has received little attention. For glioblastoma, the invasion front is about eight times more viscous than the necrotic core, creating a rising resistance that migrating cells must overcome.

21 May 2026

Researchers Compare Embryonic and Adult Mouse Brain Targets to Map Memory Networks

A peer-reviewed invited review published today in Genomic Psychiatry argues that the adult brain, when it learns and remembers and rewires, is not inventing something new.

20 May 2026

Researchers Reverse Immune Cell Dysfunction by Degrading Key Gene Regulatory Proteins

Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Bristol Myers Squibb, and the University of Oxford have discovered a way to give worn-out immune cells a second wind in the fight against multiple myeloma.

20 May 2026

Cell Study Challenges Long-Standing View That Individual Human Genomes Evolve Independently

Scientists at Children's Medical Center Research Institute at UT Southwestern (CRI) have discovered that large pieces of DNA can transfer directly between human cells, and the DNA can persist and change how the recipient cell functions.

20 May 2026

Copper-Free Click Reactions Allow Safe In Vivo Tracking of Tumors Inside the Body

Conventional cancer treatments like chemotherapy often struggle with poor targeting, leading to severe systemic toxicity and drug resistance. Diagnostic techniques, while improving, are frequently invasive and cannot monitor treatment responses in real time.

20 May 2026

Medicine News and Research

AI Designs Custom Miniproteins to Precisely Control Cell Receptors

Scientists Capture Live-Action Footage of Housekeeping Immune Cells Engulfing Melanoma

High Protein Levels Bypass Functional BRCA Defenses to Generate Toxic Double-Strand Genomic Breaks

Dental Pulp Stem Cell Subsets Triggers Rapid Cellular Senescence and Tooth Decay

High-Resolution Cryo-EM Imaging Reveals a Hidden Secondary Drug Binding Site on Bacterial Ribosomes

Allison Institute Platform Utilizes Spatial Profiling to Locate Protective Cellular Niches

Researchers Discover That Lesion Cells Fail to Recruit Surrounding Tissue Into Tumor Growth Helpers

New Epigenetic Study Discovers Inheritance Patterns That Defy Mendel's Laws

How Minimal Medical Care Shifts Amazonian Villagers' Unique Gut Bacteria

Polymer Platforms Help Focus Immune Attack on Cancerous Tumors

Disrupted Honeycomb Cellular Patterns in the Early Brain May Drive Cancer and Birth Defects

Open-Chip Design Separates Fluid Resistance From Wall Confinement to Trace Cell Behavior

Researchers Compare Embryonic and Adult Mouse Brain Targets to Map Memory Networks

Researchers Reverse Immune Cell Dysfunction by Degrading Key Gene Regulatory Proteins

Cell Study Challenges Long-Standing View That Individual Human Genomes Evolve Independently

Copper-Free Click Reactions Allow Safe In Vivo Tracking of Tumors Inside the Body

Study Maps Molecular Arrangement of Powerful Ice-Growing Bacteria on Non-Organic Surfaces

Microbes Switch Functional States Without Genetic Mutations to Withstand Stress

New 3D Human Liver Model Mimics Chronic Disease For 30 Days

Scientists Design Decoy Peptides to Prevent Chronic Overactivation of Immune Cells

The Future of Vision Restoration With ReVision Implant

How a Single List Is Changing Visibility for Women in Science

How Avatar Medical's 3D Technology Is Transforming How We Visualize the Human Body

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