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Proteins are complex molecules that are made up of amino acids. They can be found in every cell in the body, and carry out vital processes that keep human beings alive. Mutations in proteins can lead to a multitude of diseases, the most common being cancer.

Naturally Occurring Protein Balances Immune Protection and Excessive Tissue Inflammation

A naturally occurring protein can help the immune system fight viral infections while also reducing the damaging inflammation that often accompanies them, a new study from McMaster University has found.

16 Oct 2026

Targeted Interneuron Manipulation Improves Learning and Memory Processing Capabilities

Researchers were able to restore the function of neurons linked to cognitive function and information processing in mice that mimic key features of Alzheimer's disease, showing early promise for the development of a similar targeted therapy in humans.

16 Oct 2026

Plant Circadian Clock Drives Molecular Salt Stress Defenses

Salty soil is a growing threat to crops worldwide. Hotter, drier weather has increased evaporation rates, drawing moisture from the soil and leaving behind concentrated mineral salts.

16 Oct 2026

Scientists Discover Molecular Chain Reaction Behind Sound Wave Healing

Researchers from Capital Medical University, Beijing, China, have identified a CaN/NFATC3/Id3/E2A/Bmp4 signaling pathway that helps explain how low-intensity pulsed ultrasound (LIPUS) promotes bone regeneration.

16 Oct 2026

INmune Bio Inc. and Quantum Computing Inc. Partner to Apply Quantum Optimization and AI to Advance Alzheimer’s Drug Research and Explore New Applications for XPro

INmune Bio Inc. and Quantum Computing Inc. today announced a collaboration to apply quantum computing, artificial intelligence (AI) and data analytics to identify new potential applications for XPro (XPro1595), INmune Bio's investigational treatment for Alzheimer's disease and other disease conditions.

From INmune Bio 15 Oct 2026

Direct Structural Determination Uncovers Unpredicted Metal Binding Modes in Proteins

The EC numbers (Enzyme Commission numbers) serve as a widely used classification system for enzymes based on seven reaction types. However, a very small number of enzymes cannot be clearly assigned to a single class, and contain ketol-acid reductoisomerase (KARI) and D-apionate oxidoisomerase (ApnO).

15 Oct 2026

Breakthrough in Bacterial Enzyme Engineering for Sustainable Industrial Chemical Production

To produce pharmaceuticals, food ingredients, and flavours and fragrances, it is often necessary to oxidise alcohols. In conventional chemistry, this transformation typically relies on harsh oxidants and elevated temperatures, besides generating toxic waste.

15 Oct 2026

Rhizosphere Tug-of-War for Iron Drives Plant-Microbe Evolutionary Co-Adaptation

Energy production in our cells, oxygen traveling in our blood, and immune cells fighting infection all depend on iron, an essential mineral that enters the food chain when plants absorb it from soil. But iron is often scarce-likely increasingly so as global weather and temperatures continue to change-and we aren't the only ones that need it.

15 Oct 2026

Comprehensive Analysis of Emerging Strategies for Targeting Cyclin-Dependent Kinases in Cancer

More than 30 years after the direct connection was established between the molecular machinery controlling cell division and cancer, a new paper traces the evolution of cyclin-dependent kinase research and outlines the next generation of CDK-targeted therapies.

15 Oct 2026

Cryo-EM Snapshots Capture Multi-Stage Structural Transitions During DNA Recombination

Bacteriophages, or viruses that infect bacteria, have a fiendishly simple purpose in life: attach to a bacterial cell, inject their DNA, and then use the host's genetic machinery to reproduce. In doing so, they may have evolved some of the most efficient gene editing tools ever seen in nature.

15 Oct 2026

Scientists Discover Cell Division Mechanism Driving Acute Myeloid Leukemia

Experts from the University of Nottingham have discovered how a common genetic mutation disrupts the positioning of a key protein during cell division, revealing a new mechanism behind acute myeloid leukemia and a potential avenue for future treatment.

15 Oct 2026

Study: Maternal Autoantibodies Targeting IL-1RA Trigger Premature Labor

A typical pregnancy lasts 40 weeks, but for about 1 in 10 pregnant women labor begins too soon. Premature or preterm birth is the leading cause of newborn deaths worldwide. Yet doctors have struggled to understand why preterm birth occurs - or how to predict which pregnancies are at highest risk.

15 Oct 2026

Study Links Brain Epigenetic Changes and Tau Accumulation to Alzheimer's Pathology

Scientists know that age is the greatest risk factor for Alzheimer's disease, but aging alone doesn't explain why some people develop the condition while others do not.

14 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

New Dianjunaceae Fungal Family Traces Its Origins Back to Dinosaur Extinction

Deep in the forests of Yunnan, China, scientists have discovered a 'fungal giant' that challenges our understanding of how large fungi can become.

14 Oct 2026

Lipid Nanoparticles Reprogram NK Cells Internally to Eliminate Cancerous T Cells

MIT engineers have developed a new way to program natural killer (NK) immune cells to target cancerous T cells or T cells that have become autoreactive, leading to diseases such as lymphoma and autoimmune hepatitis.

14 Oct 2026

New AI Model Decodes the Language of Immune Cell Movement

Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and collaborating institutions in Texas developed an artificial intelligence (AI) model that helps explain how immune cells find their way to specific locations in the body and why they avoid others.

14 Oct 2026

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Naturally Occurring Protein Balances Immune Protection and Excessive Tissue Inflammation

Targeted Interneuron Manipulation Improves Learning and Memory Processing Capabilities

Plant Circadian Clock Drives Molecular Salt Stress Defenses

Scientists Discover Molecular Chain Reaction Behind Sound Wave Healing

INmune Bio Inc. and Quantum Computing Inc. Partner to Apply Quantum Optimization and AI to Advance Alzheimer’s Drug Research and Explore New Applications for XPro

Direct Structural Determination Uncovers Unpredicted Metal Binding Modes in Proteins

Breakthrough in Bacterial Enzyme Engineering for Sustainable Industrial Chemical Production

Rhizosphere Tug-of-War for Iron Drives Plant-Microbe Evolutionary Co-Adaptation

Comprehensive Analysis of Emerging Strategies for Targeting Cyclin-Dependent Kinases in Cancer

Cryo-EM Snapshots Capture Multi-Stage Structural Transitions During DNA Recombination

Scientists Discover Cell Division Mechanism Driving Acute Myeloid Leukemia

Study: Maternal Autoantibodies Targeting IL-1RA Trigger Premature Labor

Study Links Brain Epigenetic Changes and Tau Accumulation to Alzheimer's Pathology

Biochemists Map the Cellular Machinery Behind Nuclear Pore Construction

New Dianjunaceae Fungal Family Traces Its Origins Back to Dinosaur Extinction

Lipid Nanoparticles Reprogram NK Cells Internally to Eliminate Cancerous T Cells

New AI Model Decodes the Language of Immune Cell Movement

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