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Lab Thread Launches New AI Tools and Strengthens Platform with Universal AI Assistant Compatibility

Lab Thread Ltd, a UK-based life science software company, today announced the launch of a new Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that lets scientists connect their own AI assistants directly to their laboratory data.

10 Nov 2026

Crystal Pharmatech Completes ELDICO ED-1 Installation; Dedicated MicroED Now in Routine Service

Crystal Pharmatech, a science-driven CRO/CDMO specializing in solid-state research, preformulation studies, and formulation development and manufacturing for small-molecule drugs, today announced that installation of the ELDICO ED-1 electron diffractometer at its Suzhou, China R&D center is complete.

From ELDICO Scientific AG 10 Nov 2026

Exploring Nervous System Interactions to Uncover Novel Ovarian Cancer Therapies

One of the biggest breakthroughs in modern cancer treatment doesn't attack cancer directly.

10 Nov 2026

Astrocytic Signaling Pathway Sustains Neuronal Function and Blood Flow

What happens in our brains when we experience sensory stimulation? During everyday activities such as jogging, reading, or listening to music, sensory inputs activate neurons in specific brain regions.

10 Nov 2026

What If the Drug Candidate That Didn’t Work Is Still Useful?

Throughout the lengthy journey of developing new drugs, often spanning ten years or longer, a vast number of chemical compounds are created that ultimately do not advance to become medicines. A researcher from Florida State University is collaborating with a group that has identified an innovative approach to provide some of these “dead-ends” with an opportunity to evolve into the basis for future successful pharmaceutical products.

9 Nov 2026

Investigating Viral Protein Behavior in Human Cells via Andes Virus

Mount Sinai researchers have identified a single amino acid difference between rodent- and human-derived Andes virus isolates that changes how a key viral protein behaves inside human cells.

9 Nov 2026

Predictive AI Models for Understanding Nerve Cell Transport and Signaling

The movement of signals and nutrients down a nerve cell's long axon is central to healthy thought and movement, and to some neurodegenerative diseases.

9 Nov 2026

Broad Panel Sequencing Captures Moderate Risk Germline Cancer Variants

Using next-generation sequencing (NGS) to profile tumor cells from patients with solid tumors, researchers at Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A.

9 Nov 2026

A Computer Made of Bacteria? Here’s How It Actually Works

A research team led by McGill University has created a biocomputer using bacteria that is capable of addressing large and intricate challenges while utilizing only a small percentage of the memory and resources that conventional “solid-state” computers demand.

6 Nov 2026

Could a Swallowed Robotic Capsule Replace Insulin Injections?

This study presents a biodegradable robot that delivers insulin directly to the intestine, achieving delayed release and lowering blood sugar in pig models.

6 Nov 2026

Duplex and Single Cell Sequencing Resolve Rare Somatic Mutations

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis are leading national efforts to investigate small DNA changes over time that create genetic differences between tissues within the same person.

6 Nov 2026

Synthetic Neural Decoding Accelerates Scalable Brain Computer Interface Testing

Fingers typing on a keyboard. A bladder that knows when to hold and when to let go. Though they seem like worlds apart, both depend on complex communication networks.

6 Nov 2026

Molecular Machinery Discovery Informs AR Targeting in Endocrine Resistant Breast Cancer

Adelaide University researchers have found a DNA 'switch' that helps the body stop the growth of the most common form of breast cancer, providing new insights that could help with future treatments.

6 Nov 2026

Multi Immersion Microscope Captures Rapid 3D Dynamics in Living Cells

An international team of researchers led by UT Southwestern Medical Center has developed a versatile light-sheet microscope that captures 3D views of biological samples, from activity inside living cells to larger tissues.

6 Nov 2026

Molecular Map Matches Patient Tumors to Targeted Clinical Trial Therapies

A new molecular map of breast cancer has identified novel forms of the disease and provides a foundation for selecting personalized treatments guided by a tumor's molecular characteristics rather than standard pathology alone.

6 Nov 2026

Longer Reproductive Lifespan, Hormone Use Associated with Better Brain Health

A longer reproductive lifespan and a history of using birth control pills or menopausal hormone therapy were associated with certain signs of blood vessel health in the brain, according to a study published November 4, 2026, in Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

6 Nov 2026

Scientists Discover Two New Species of Howler Monkey

Groundbreaking genetic research has uncovered two previously unknown species of howler monkey living in the Amazon rainforest, confirming the world's largest tropical forest is more biodiverse than scientists thought.

5 Nov 2026

New Study Finds Nearly Half of Women Seeking Help for Menstrual Symptoms Say Their Concerns Were Dismissed

Nearly half (48%) of women seeking medical help for menstrual symptoms say their concerns were not taken seriously, according to new research from period and cycle tracking platform Clue.

5 Nov 2026

Small Populations, Big Potential: New Research Overturns Extinction Assumptions

Species reduced to fewer than 50 individuals in the wild are not automatically doomed to extinction, according to a major study co-authored by researchers at the Zoological Society of London and Monash University.

5 Nov 2026

Bioinformatic Analysis of 87 Vibrio Species Redefines Microbial Phylogenomics

The final-year project carried out by Alexandra García Flórez in the Department of Immunology, Microbiology and Parasitology of the University of the Basque Country-EHU has led to a scientific article being published in the prestigious journal Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution.

5 Nov 2026