A genetic difference carried by nearly one in three people may increase the risk of severe COVID-19 and lung fibrosis by disrupting the function of a previously unknown protein, according to a new study.

25 Jun 2026

Targeting Fibroblast Communication Could Halt Primary Sjögren Disease Damage

In autoimmune disorders, immune cells targeting 'self' proteins are mistakenly activated, resulting in their abnormal expansion and responsiveness. It has been known to reduce the quality of life of patients over a prolonged period.

25 Jun 2026

Ancient Proteins Uncover Potential Female Burial Site in Homo naledi Population

Scientists have extracted and analyzed the first-ever ancient proteins from the fossils of Homo naledi, revealing a potential all female burial site.

25 Jun 2026

Global Study Identifies Robust Gut Microbiome Signature in Colorectal Cancer

Researchers have long suspected that the gut microbiome – the community of bacteria and other microorganisms living in the intestine – is closely linked to colorectal cancer.

25 Jun 2026

York University Study Reveals Coexistence in Diverse Medieval Sicilian Genetics

A study has revealed that despite centuries of violent regime changes, medieval Sicily was a genetic 'melting pot', where Christians and Muslims thrived together.

25 Jun 2026

New Evolutionary Framework Views Psychedelic Compounds as Crucial Ecological Tools

Natural hallucinogens, such as psilocybin, mescaline, N,N-dimethyltryptamine (DMT), and related compounds, have generally received attention for their effects on human perception, emotion, and cognition.

25 Jun 2026

NVIDIA Announces BioNeMo Agent Toolkit — Tools for Agents to Accelerate Scientific Discovery

NVIDIA today announced NVIDIA BioNeMo Agent Toolkit, which provides domain-specific tools and skills for the agentic life sciences era.

From Benchling 25 Jun 2026

Using Environmental DNA to Monitor Global Riverine Biodiversity

A global analysis of fish biodiversity using environmental DNA (eDNA) reveals how human activity and climate influence biodiversity patterns in river ecosystems.

24 Jun 2026

Early Visual Experiences Reshape the Retina and Change Behavior

King's College London neuroscientists examined the fish over the first five days of their lives to see if the visual characteristics of their upbringing had an impact on the development of the eye's cells.

24 Jun 2026

Graph-Based Deep Learning Framework Improves Complex Biological System Mapping

A new graph-based deep learning framework may improve the reconstruction of gene regulatory networks from single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) data by integrating global network structure learning with biologically informed statistical modeling, according to a study published in Computational Biomedicine.

24 Jun 2026

Real-Time Molecular Tool Observes Complex Immune System Changes

A lot of things need to go right on a molecular level for immune cells to launch an adaptive response to an infection.

24 Jun 2026

Common Genetic Variant Increases Colorectal Cancer Risks for General Population

A team of scientists from the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University, and institutions across the U.S., have published a landmark paper on the role of TGFBR1*6A, a naturally occurring genetic mutation in the TGFBR1 gene found in approximately 14 percent of the general population.

24 Jun 2026

Research Highlights How Diverse Animals Coordinate Behavior for Mutual Benefit

Even in the animal world, teamwork requires communication – just ask the fish, dolphins, birds and butterflies who rely on other species for help with food, protection from prey and even parasite removal.

23 Jun 2026

Scientists Move Beyond Individual Genes to Decode Schizophrenia’s Complex Genetic Network

Scientists have long known that schizophrenia runs in families, but pinpointing exactly which genes contribute to risk has been like searching for needles in a haystack. Now, researchers at the Lieber Institute for Brain Development and a consortium of collaborators from the University of Bari, Italy, and over 60 psychiatric hospitals all over the world, have developed a groundbreaking approach that looks beyond individual genes.

23 Jun 2026

Study Reveals How Arsenic Pollution Alters Bacterial Metabolism and Detoxification

As arsenic levels increased, bacterial richness and diversity declined, while arsenic-tolerant groups such as Proteobacteria became more abundant. The study also found that bacteria strengthened stress-response pathways, including signal transduction and cell motility, and upregulated arsenic-resistance genes such as arsC2 and arsB.

23 Jun 2026

New Genetic Discovery Explains Why Colorectal Cancer Spreads so Quickly

Loss of GATA6-a transcription factor that controls which genes are turned on or off-can reprogram colorectal cancer cells into more primitive, adaptable states that can then spread to the liver and establish new tumors, according to Weill Cornell Medicine and Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers.

23 Jun 2026

Scientists Discover Hidden Brain Development Signaling Pathway

The cytoskeleton gives cells their shape and helps them move. Researchers at Helmholtz Munich and the Ludwig Maximilian University now show that, in neural stem cells, proteins of the cytoskeleton are also found in the cell nucleus, where they can influence developmental programs.

23 Jun 2026