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Janelia Scientists Develop New Method To Study Blood-Brain Barrier Proteins

Think it was hard to get into Studio 54? Try getting through the blood-brain barrier.

10 Apr 2026

Study Reveals How Bacteria Protect Themselves During Cell Cleavage

Bacteria reproduce by dividing into two: they form a wall, or septum, between the two future cells while remodeling the old cell walls so the so-called "daughter" cells can separate without bursting.

10 Apr 2026

Low Oxygen Triggers Latent Regenerative Programs in Embryonic Mouse Limbs

Certain animals are able to regenerate missing body parts. After amputation, salamanders and frog tadpoles are able to reconstruct entire limbs. Mammals are unable to. Biologists have been trying to figure out why for decades.

10 Apr 2026

Single-Cell Mapping Uncovers Insights Into Pregnancy Complications

The biological connection between a pregnant woman and her developing baby has been mapped in unprecedented detail by UC San Francisco scientists, revealing new cell types and insights into conditions such as preeclampsia, preterm birth, and miscarriage.

9 Apr 2026

Study Identifies Stemness Checkpoint Controlling Stem Cell Identity

A study published in Cell Research advances a central idea in stem cell biology by identifying a checkpoint that controls the identity of many different types of stem cells across developmental stages.

9 Apr 2026

CIPHER-seq Reveals RNA and Protein Activity in Immune Cells

A new single-cell technology is giving scientists their clearest view yet of immune cell behavior-capturing not just genetic intent but real-time activity.

9 Apr 2026

Mosaic Cell Reprogramming Primes Skin for Rapid Injury Response

It is well known that students who prepare in advance perform better on exams. Now, it appears that the skin can do the same.

9 Apr 2026

Study Reveals Microbiota Control of Intestinal Cell Plasticity

A research team led by scientists from the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP) in São Paulo, Brazil, has made significant progress in understanding the relationship between gut microbiota and intestinal cells.

8 Apr 2026

How Cancer Cells Evade Chemotherapy-Induced Apoptosis

Researchers at Umeå University have provided new insights into how cancer cells defend themselves against cell death.

8 Apr 2026

New Mouse Model Reveals Viral Path to Liver Cancer

Liver cancer is one of the world's deadliest cancers, and most cases are linked to chronic viral hepatitis. Yet scientists have lacked an animal model that faithfully recapitulates how the disease unfolds in people, from initial infection with a virus to liver inflammation, scarring, and cancer.

7 Apr 2026

Breakthrough Platform Could Accelerate Therapeutic Development for Mitochondrial Disorders

Some of your most important life partners are the mitochondria that power all your cells. You and these little cellular powerhouses are in a 1.5-billion-year-old evolutionary relationship-but mitochondria brought some baggage.

7 Apr 2026

3D Microfluidic Tumor Model Reveals How High-Fat Diets Promote Invasive Cancer

Princeton researchers have revealed new links between high-fat diets and aggressive breast cancer, demonstrating the important role fat plays in making some cancers more invasive.

7 Apr 2026

Study Maps Cellular Pathways Essential for Metaplasia and Precancerous Lesions in the Pancreas

Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma is the most common type of pancreatic cancer and has a low five-year survival rate.

6 Apr 2026

New Tool Directly Transfers Cytoplasm and Organelles Between Living Cells

Cells are not isolated units; they continuously exchange proteins, genetic material, and even entire organelles with their neighbors.

6 Apr 2026

Researchers Discover Prenatal Genetic Origins of Childhood Absence Epilepsy

Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine have uncovered a previously unrecognized mechanism by which inherited calcium channel mutations disrupt early brain development and predispose children to epilepsy and related cognitive challenges.

6 Apr 2026

Experimental Flu Vaccine That Protects Against Multiple Strains in Mice

According to a study published by investigators at Georgia State University’s Institute for Biomedical Sciences, a novel vaccine platform has been created to generate broad, protective immunity against multiple influenza virus infections, demonstrating potential as an effective mucosal vaccination approach.

6 Apr 2026

Tumors Disable Dendritic Cells by Decreasing Mitochondrial Fitness

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists have discovered how tumors disable immune "gatekeeper" cells that alert the rest of the immune system to the presence of cancer - and how restoring their energy production can improve immunotherapy.

3 Apr 2026

Molecular Switch AHR Limits Neuron Regeneration and Axon Repair

Researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have discovered a molecular switch in neurons that limits the regrowth of damaged axonal fibers.

3 Apr 2026

Defining Tumor Microbiota for Improved Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment

Recent research shows that tumors in different organs host microbial communities capable of influencing cancer biology, immune responses, and the effectiveness of therapies, highlighting the need to standardize methods for studying intratumoral microbes.

3 Apr 2026

PRISM ALS: New Stem Cell Models Could Transform Research into Treatments for MND/ALS

A new global initiative launched today aims to close a critical gap in ALS/MND drug discovery – current cell models used for testing treatments do not currently reflect the diverse nature of the disease – that affects both researchers developing therapies and the people urgently waiting for them.

From Axol Bioscience Ltd 2 Apr 2026