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Bullfrog Protein Saxiphilin Acts as Effective Antidote for Marine Saxitoxin

The "red tide" algal blooms that are becoming more frequent along the Pacific coast produce one of the most potent neurotoxins known: saxitoxin, or STX.

17 Jul 2026

Innovative Bioelectronic Ear Devices Offer New Hope for Asthma Relief

Neuroimmunology, the study of interactions between the nervous and immune systems, is a rapidly growing field enabling new approaches for monitoring and treating inflammatory diseases.

16 Jul 2026

New Kinesin-1 Protein Maps Advance Treatment for Incurable Paralysis

A nerve cell resembles a vast tree with branches that communicate with thousands of other cells.

16 Jul 2026

Arc Protein Identified as Driving Tau Spread in Alzheimer's Disease

Arc's involvement in tau transmission via extracellular vesicles offers new understanding of Alzheimer's disease mechanisms and potential therapeutic pathways.

15 Jul 2026

Novel Study Reveals Hidden Biological Drivers Behind Cancer Induced Appetite Loss

Cachexia is a condition in which patients affected by cancer or other chronic diseases become sick and lose weight. The condition often involves brain-related symptoms of sickness, such as loss of appetite, which can lead to loss of muscle and often fat.

10 Jul 2026

How Touch Science Shapes Better Cosmetic Products

This pedagogical review explains how skin physiology, mechanoreceptors, trained panels, and standardized methods shape tactile evaluation in cosmetics. It also assesses instrumental tools, artificial intelligence, virtual reality, and electronic sensors as promising complements to human sensory testing.

9 Jul 2026

Scientists Use Advanced 3D Imaging to Visualize Joint Nerves

Temporomandibular disorders (TMDs) are a group of more than 30 conditions that cause pain and dysfunction in the jaw.

8 Jul 2026

New Research Reveals Unexpected Tissue Healing Roles for Cellular Proteins

Tendon injuries, though very common, frequently heal with scar tissue, which is less flexible and more prone to future injury. Better insights into the biological mechanisms that promote stronger and more complete tendon repair are necessary to develop effective treatment measures.

6 Jul 2026

Scientists Identify Biological Link Between Low Birth Weight and Chronic Disease

Researchers have long sought to discover why babies who weigh less than expected at birth, a condition known as small for gestational age, or SGA, are at higher risk for heart, lung and metabolic diseases as adults.

3 Jul 2026

Wearable Device Restores Touch And Hand Movement

The SensoExo system enhances hand function through robotic support and electrical nerve stimulation, offering new hope for those with neurological impairments.

1 Jul 2026

Salk Institute Decodes Molecular Timeline of Age-Related Neurodegeneration

Neurodegenerative diseases affect tens of millions of people worldwide.

26 Jun 2026

Stanford Researchers Find Dual Protein Mechanism Driving Psoriasis Inflammation

Two proteins with opposing functions orchestrate the development and maintenance of healthy skin, Stanford Medicine researchers have found.

26 Jun 2026

Scientists Discover Hidden Brain Development Signaling Pathway

The cytoskeleton gives cells their shape and helps them move. Researchers at Helmholtz Munich and the Ludwig Maximilian University now show that, in neural stem cells, proteins of the cytoskeleton are also found in the cell nucleus, where they can influence developmental programs.

23 Jun 2026

Scripps Research Identifies Erucamide Molecule as Shield Against Blindness

Many conditions that cause vision loss share a common feature: the gradual breakdown of the retina, the light-sensing tissue at the back of the eye.

23 Jun 2026

Researchers Map Molecular Pathways Behind Diverse Autism Genes

Hundreds of genes have been linked to autism, yet the precise molecular and cellular mechanisms behind it remain largely unclear.

19 Jun 2026

Migrating Neurons Break and Repair Their Own DNA During Brain Cortex Formation

Newborn nerve cells must squeeze through crowded, narrow spaces-through dense tissue, past other cells, between fibers-to reach the areas where they form neural circuits in the brain cortex.

18 Jun 2026

Newly Identified Cell Surface Receptor Triggers Rapid Neuron Growth

Cells have surface receptors that couple to proteins and other molecules to initiate or inhibit certain behaviors.

18 Jun 2026

Researchers Identify a Dedicated Gut-Brain Signaling Pathway That Helps Drive Hunger

Researchers at the Monell Chemical Senses Center found that common dietary sugars fructose and glucose, despite having the same amount of calories, communicate with the brain through different gut-brain pathways, a difference that may help shape our food and beverage preferences.

12 Jun 2026

Building More Realistic Human Tissue Models With Assembloids

Assembloids combine organoids and specialized cells, creating advanced models for drug testing and regenerative medicine with improved physiological relevance.

11 Jun 2026

New Open Access Connectome Unveils Intricate Fruit Fly Neural Connections

In a first, a large, international team led by multiple labs at Harvard Medical School and Princeton University has published a complete wiring diagram of all the connections between neurons in the central nervous system of an adult fruit fly.

9 Jun 2026