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Researchers Reveal How p53 Tumor-Suppressor Protein Hide From T Cells

One of the biggest challenges in cancer immunotherapy may not be that immune cells are too weak, but that some tumors give them too little to see.

18 Sep 2026

Study Decodes Molecular Key Triggering SARS-CoV-2 Cell Invasion

To enter our cells, the Covid-19 virus fuses its surrounding membrane with the membrane of the target cell.

17 Sep 2026

Bacterial Protein Fragment Disrupts Cell Quality Systems Causing Tissue Scarring

A bacterial protein fragment called corisin drives the process of pulmonary fibrosis by infiltrating and disrupting the cell's quality-control system, researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and Mie University in Japan found in a new study.

1 Sep 2026

Scientists Reconstruct Prehistoric Mammalian Peptides to Combat Global Antibiotic-Resistance

University of Oregon biologists have resurrected prehistoric proteins up to 160 million years old that carry natural antimicrobial properties.

26 Aug 2026

Advanced Peptides Overcome Human Biological Barriers in New Cancer Medicine

Influencers across TikTok and the internet have been touting peptides as a beauty and health cure-all, with some claiming they can de-age you or significantly transform your appearance.

25 Aug 2026

Experimental Platform Could Rapidly Deliver Next-Generation mRNA Therapeutics

In a new study, scientists from Johns Hopkins Medicine report that an experimental mRNA-based platform has the potential to help deliver next-generation mRNA therapeutics, including vaccines fighting against infectious disease, cancer and autoimmune conditions, faster and more efficiently than the industry standard.

21 Aug 2026

Researchers Map Immune Molecule Behavior in Affected Motor Neurons

Immune-related molecules change in motor neurons affected by amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), but they do not appear to be major drivers of disease progression.

17 Aug 2026

Study Reveals Why People Are At Greater Risk of Fungal Infections Than Others

A study on Candida albicans uncovers immune mechanisms that prevent systemic infections, emphasizing the role of IL-1 cytokines and neutrophil response.

13 Aug 2026

Batista Lab Identifies Crucial Protein Targets to Extend Malaria Vaccine Efficacy

A study reveals how targeting specific protein regions in malaria vaccines could enhance efficacy, potentially saving more lives in vulnerable populations.

11 Aug 2026

Uncovering Novel Biomechanical Bacterial Defenses to Optimize Future Antibiotics

A group of Cornell College students and their professor have discovered surprising results in their research on antimicrobial peptides, which are being studied as a method of combating antibiotic resistance.

6 Aug 2026

Method Reveals How Influenza A Takes Over Host Cell Machinery

A new study identifies influenza A virus interactions with human proteins, uncovering mechanisms of paraspeckle disruption and insights for antiviral development.

4 Aug 2026

Researchers Develop Efficient Method to Deliver Mitochondria Into Target Cells

Inside almost every cell in our body are tiny structures called organelles that keep us alive and functioning.

3 Aug 2026

Tapeworm Makes Ants Live Longer

A tapeworm fundamentally changes the lives of ants: Workers of the species Temnothorax nylanderi that are infected with the tapeworm Anomotaenia brevis live several times longer than their uninfected nestmates.

24 Jul 2026

New Open Source AI Toolkit Identifies Promising Peptide Medicines

Penn Engineers have developed PeptiVerse, an AI-powered platform that predicts key chemical and biological properties of peptides, the strings of amino acids whose medical potential has been demonstrated by the success of GLP-1 drugs, the widely used weight-loss treatments.

22 Jul 2026

Novel T Cell Immune Path Targets Aggressive Acute Myeloid Leukemia

Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have discovered a new way in which T cells attack acute myeloid leukemia (AML) cells, which may help explain why AML is particularly sensitive to immune-based treatments and could guide the development of future cancer immunotherapies.

16 Jul 2026

Short Peptide Molecular Tool Targets Key Diagnostic Disease-Related Proteins

Proteins regulate a wide range of biological processes inside and outside cells by binding to specific molecular partners.

16 Jul 2026

Ancient Proteins Uncover Potential Female Burial Site in Homo naledi Population

Scientists have extracted and analyzed the first-ever ancient proteins from the fossils of Homo naledi, revealing a potential all female burial site.

25 Jun 2026

Automated Cell-Free Systems Boost Protein Production Performance Five-Fold

A research team led by Professor Joongoo Lee in the Department of Chemical Engineering at POSTECH (Pohang University of Science and Technology) has developed an automated, modular method for assembling reconstituted cell-free systems, which are test-tube systems that can produce proteins outside living cells.

25 Jun 2026

Penn Study Uses AI to Discover Prion-Based Antibiotics

New antibiotic candidates for drug-resistant bacteria may reside inside prions, mis-folded protein in the brain best known for rare and fatal degenerative brain diseases.

22 Jun 2026