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Multiple Specialized Immune Cells Cooperate to Suppress Opportunistic Lung Fungi

Most people carry the fungus Cryptococcus neoformans in their lungs for life and never know it, held in check by the immune system.

21 Aug 2026

Reengineering Glial Cell Signaling Pathways to Slow Down ALS Symptoms

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a neurodegenerative disease that, according to the CDC, currently impacts around 35,000 Americans-with 5,000 more diagnosed each year.

21 Aug 2026

Study Shows How Zombie Cells Drive Chronic Inflammaging-and Age-Related Diseases

When our immune system detects a pathogen or injury, it sets off biological alarm bells. This alert brings in a variety of immune and other cells to deal with the threat and heal any harm done.

21 Aug 2026

AI Models Zero In on Antibody Binding Regions to Improve Drug Target Predictions

Focusing on complementarity-determining regions in antibody models leads to better binding affinity predictions, potentially accelerating treatment discovery.

20 Aug 2026

Locally Activated Skull T Cells Halt Glioblastoma Growth in Mice

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have discovered lymph node-like structures in the skull bone marrow of mice for the first time and demonstrated that they act as rapid first responders against brain cancer before distant lymph nodes get the signal that abnormal cells are present.

20 Aug 2026

Basel Study Challenges Long-Held Assumptions About Coronin Proteins

Scientific progress comes not only from discovering something entirely new, but also from taking a fresh look at long-held assumptions.

19 Aug 2026

New Research Links Chronic Inflammation to Tumor Microenvironment Epigenetic Changes

Immune checkpoint inhibitors have revolutionized cancer treatment, yet many colorectal tumors remain resistant. Even among patients who initially respond, more than half eventually develop resistance, highlighting the need to better understand how tumors evade immune attack.

19 Aug 2026

Researchers Develop Invisible Cell Armor for Safer Diabetes Treatment

Innovative hydrogel cloaking of islets could revolutionize diabetes therapy, allowing for effective cell transplantation without compromising immune function.

18 Aug 2026

New Potential Target for Triple-Negative Breast Cancer

The study uncovers how macrophages recruit nerves in triple-negative breast cancer, suggesting BDNF signaling as a critical factor in tumor progression.

18 Aug 2026

Research Reveals Supposedly Decoded Gene Has Hidden Cellular Function

The complete genome for the tuberculosis bacterium was sequenced and published in 1998. Since then, scientists have deciphered about two-thirds of TB's genes. Or have they?

18 Aug 2026

New Lipid Vesicles Evade Immune Cells to Target Cancer Tumors

Red blood cells serve as the foundation for nanocarriers that show promise in a new study as effective and efficient vehicles for gene therapy, tumor targeting and other medical treatments.

18 Aug 2026

Study Shows How Compact Viral Structures Boost Protein Yields for mRNA Vaccines

A research team led by Director KIM V. Narry at the Center for RNA Research within the Institute for Basic Science (IBS) has discovered compact viral RNA elements that can make mRNA more stable and increase protein production.

17 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

Mapping Functional Polyprotein Cleavage Sites Solves Post Infection Testing Dilemmas

Current coronavirus diagnostics mainly rely on nucleic acid amplification, antibody detection, or viral antigen detection.

17 Aug 2026

New Gene-Expression Based Clocks Better Predict Age-Related Disease and Mortality

What do "epigenetic clocks" actually measure? These lab tests have become popular tools for studying biological aging, or how the body's cellular function changes at a faster or slower rate than expected.

14 Aug 2026

Researchers Uncover Hidden Switch Helping Cancer Evade Immune Systems

Researchers from the Cancer Science Institute of Singapore (CSI Singapore) at the National University of Singapore (NUS) have uncovered a previously unknown mechanism that helps cancer cells evade detection by the body's immune system.

14 Aug 2026

Bacterial Membrane Particles Emerge As Promising Tools in Oncology Research

Bacteria shed membrane-enclosed tiny particles filled with proteins, lipids, DNA, RNA and metabolites. These particles, commonly known as bacterial extracellular vesicles (BEVs), are now being explored as possible tools for cancer diagnosis and treatment.

14 Aug 2026