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Small RNAs in the Sperm Guide the Earliest Stages of Embryonic Development

Mounting evidence from research on nematodes to mice indicate that a father's environment, such as what he eats or if he is exposed to stress or toxicants, can lead to metabolic and behavioral disorders in his offspring.

20 Feb 2026

T Immune Cell Transcriptomic Clock Measures Aging in Specific Immune Cells

A new research paper was published in Volume 18 of Aging-US on February 8, 2026, titled "Single-cell transcriptomics reveal intrinsic and systemic T cell aging in COVID-19 and HIV."

20 Feb 2026

Brain's Hypothalamus Neurons Crucial for Endurance Gains After Exercise

When you finish a run, your muscles may feel like they did all the work. But researchers at The Jackson Laboratory (JAX) and the University of Pennsylvania (UPenn) have discovered that what happens in your brain after a run may determine whether you gain endurance over time.

20 Feb 2026

Scientists Map Protein Production Across Individual Brain Cells

The brain's ability to do everything from forming memories to coordinating movement relies on its cells producing the right proteins at the right time.

19 Feb 2026

New Bioelectronic Scaffold Captures Coordinated Brain-Like Activity in 3D Tissues

A team led by Northwestern University and Shirley Ryan AbilityLab scientists have developed a new technology that can eavesdrop on the hidden electrical dialogues unfolding inside miniature, lab-grown human brain-like tissues.

19 Feb 2026

New Stem-Cell Derived Platform Advances Study of Neural Network Maturation

An EEG (electroencephalogram) is a painless test that uses small sensors placed on the scalp to measure the brain's electrical activity.

19 Feb 2026

Fast Motor Protein Drives Actin Filaments Into Large Unidirectionally Rotating Rings

Understanding how microscopic interactions between proteins in cells produce large-scale organization and asymmetry is a fundamental question in cell biology.

19 Feb 2026

Extracellular Matrix Sensing Enables Pancreatic Cancer Cells to Regulate Autophagy Levels

A feature of pancreatic cancer cells' surroundings determines whether they grow fast or become resistant to chemotherapy, a new study shows.

17 Feb 2026

Uncoupling Nucleotide Synthesis: A Yeast-Derived Solution for Mitochondrial Disease

Nucleotide synthesis-the production of the basic components of DNA and RNA-is essential for cell growth and division.

17 Feb 2026

Artificial Intelligence Enables Stable Intrabody Design in Cells

A new artificial intelligence-driven pipeline developed in a collaborative research combines protein structure prediction, sequence design, and live-cell screening together to enable rapid conversion of antibody sequences into functional intracellular antibodies (intrabodies) that are stable within living cells.

16 Feb 2026

Protrusion-Derived EVs Boost Protein Delivery Efficiency

Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are tiny membrane-bound particles released by cells to transport proteins and other molecules to neighboring cells. Because of this natural delivery ability, EVs have attracted growing interest as potential vehicles for therapeutic protein and genome-editing enzyme delivery.

16 Feb 2026

Mapping the Binding Energy of Histamine Receptors

G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are one of the biggest groups of cell surface proteins in the human body, recognizing hormones, neurotransmitters, and drugs.

16 Feb 2026

Scientists Reveal How Cells Offset Harmful Genetic Mutations

Some genetic mutations that are expected to completely stop a gene from working surprisingly cause only mild or even no symptoms.

13 Feb 2026

Breakthrough Study Reveals New Line of Defense Protecting the Brain

VIB and Ghent University researchers have identified and characterized a previously unknown cellular barrier in the brain, which sheds new light on how the brain is protected from the rest of the body.

13 Feb 2026

Tumor Environment Constrains Cellular Signal Carrying Vesicles

A new study may change the way scientists think about the distance traveled by tiny bubbles carrying signals between cells that are embedded in tissue.

12 Feb 2026

Hidden Neuronal Lattice May Shield the Brain From Alzheimer’s

Brain cells are constantly swallowing material from the fluid that surrounds them - signaling molecules, nutrients, even pieces of their own surfaces - in a process known as endocytosis that is essential for learning, memory and basic neural upkeep.

12 Feb 2026

Deep-Sea Fish Reveal Novel Twilight Vision Cells

Researchers have identified a new type of visual cell in deep-sea fish larvae that challenges a century of knowledge about vertebrate visual systems.

12 Feb 2026

Controlled Oxidative Burst Promotes Brain Repair

Oxidative stress is a direct consequence of an excess in the body of so-called "free radicals" – reactive, unstable molecules that contain oxygen.

12 Feb 2026

Reprogrammed Engrams Reverse Cognitive Decline in Mice

Age-related memory decline and neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's are often thought of as irreversible.

11 Feb 2026

Single-cell atlas reveals how melanoma evades the immune system

Integrative analysis of immune ecotypes in skin cancers highlights metabolic reprogramming and macrophage polarization as key factors in melanoma progression.

11 Feb 2026