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Natural Product Derivatives Show High Potency Against Drug-Resistant Malaria Strains

Parasites are becoming highly resistant to existing drugs, and hence scientists at the University of California, Riverside are developing new drugs for the two major parasitic infectious diseases—babesiosis and malaria.

3 Aug 2026

New Molecular Discoveries Explain How Protein Mutations Regulate Neurological Illnesses

Researchers at Yale School of Medicine have conducted the first comprehensive structural analyses of a class of proteins whose dysfunction is associated with neurodegenerative diseases.

3 Aug 2026

Researchers Develop Efficient Method to Deliver Mitochondria Into Target Cells

Inside almost every cell in our body are tiny structures called organelles that keep us alive and functioning.

3 Aug 2026

Scientists Identify Lethal Columnaris Fish Disease in Brazil for the First Time

For the first time in Brazil, scientists have identified the presence of bacteria that cause columnaris disease, a serious disease in farmed fish intended for human consumption.

3 Aug 2026

T Cells Identify Dangerous Pathogenic Threats to Keep Bodies Healthy

Your body depends on T cells to stay healthy. These white blood cells act like a neighborhood watch in the body, helping the immune system spot threats such as viruses, bacteria, and cancer cells.

3 Aug 2026

Salt Toxicity Impacts Yields and Herbal Quality of Salvia Miltiorrhiza

Salt stress is one of the most destructive environmental threats to crop production, causing osmotic imbalance, ion toxicity, and oxidative damage that stunt growth and reduce yields.

3 Aug 2026

Arginine Supplementation Enhances Immune Defense Against Tumors and Viruses

The amino acid arginine helps to keep the human body humming, most notably by synthesizing proteins that carry out a range of cellular processes.

3 Aug 2026

176-Year Oyster Mystery Spanning WA and the Indo-Pacific Solved by DNA

An international study led by Curtin University has put to bed a scientific debate dating back 176 years, confirming that two historically significant oyster species from Western Australia and Fiji are in fact distinct species.

3 Aug 2026

Indiana University Evaluates Nabsys Breakthrough Genome Mapping Technology

Nabsys 2.0, LLC ("Nabsys"), a pioneer in electronic genome mapping (EGM) technology, today announced a multi-year research collaboration with the Indiana University School of Medicine to develop and evaluate Electronic Genome Mapping applications for hematologic malignancies.

3 Aug 2026

Joint Research Team Demonstrates New Cell Sequencing Strategy for Glioblastoma

A joint research team led by Professor Sungsu Park of Sungkyunkwan University and Professor Sun-Ha Paek of Seoul National University College of Medicine has demonstrated for the first time that the sequence in which immune cells interact with cancer cells can critically influence the therapeutic response in glioblastoma.

3 Aug 2026

Uncovering New Pathological Pathways Behind Sepsis Triggered Circulatory Failure Risks

Sepsis triggers widespread inflammation, circulatory failure and metabolic stress, and cardiac dysfunction is a common complication associated with sharply poorer outcomes.

3 Aug 2026

Researchers Identify Neurons Responsible for Regulating Motivated Behavior

What enables us to sustain effort toward goals, even when the task becomes increasingly difficult? A recent study by researchers at Nagoya University in Japan revealed the underlying brain mechanism, showing that orexin neurons play a crucial role in driving and regulating motivated behavior.

3 Aug 2026

Study Shows How Spatial Structure Leaves a Measurable Fingerprint on Bacterial Fitness

A study published in the Journal of Statistical Mechanics: Theory and Experiment (JSTAT), inspired by the behavior of bacterial colonies observed in previous experiments, uses mathematical models to describe the expansion of competing populations.

3 Aug 2026

Structure-Guided Protein Engineering Unlocks Safer Methods for Gene Therapy

A joint research team led by Professor Daesik Kim (Department of Medicine, Sungkyunkwan University), along with Professor Yong-Sub Kim (University of Ulsan College of Medicine) and Professor Jae-Hyun Park (Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine), has announced the development of 'OpenABE' (Open Adenine Base Editor).

31 Jul 2026

Innovative SenMayo Gene Set Consistently Identifies Diverse Senescent Cells

A series of seven Mayo Clinic studies is helping reshape scientists' understanding of senescent, or "zombie," cells - aging cells that no longer divide but remain metabolically active and release inflammatory molecules that contribute to age-related diseases.

31 Jul 2026

Dysfunctional Mitochondria Control Epigenetic Switches to Turn On Inflammatory Genes

Researchers have uncovered a previously unknown mechanism that helps aging cells drive the chronic inflammation linked to many age-related diseases.

31 Jul 2026

New Research Maps Molecular Basis of Chiral Mirror-Image Flowers

A two-gene supergene and gravity work together to give butterfly lily flowers their rare floral left- and right-handedness, which improves pollen transfer, researchers say. The findings offer new insight into the development of unique mirror-image flowers.

31 Jul 2026

Study Shows How Female Birds Live Shorter Lives Than Males

Birds have a lot to do in their short lives: defend territories, build nests, raise chicks and feed themselves.

31 Jul 2026

Waters Launches Industry's Most Sensitive and Robust Clinical IVD System with Xevo TQ Absolute XR IVD Mass Spectrometer

The Association for Diagnostics & Laboratory Medicine (ADLM) 2026 Annual Meeting – Waters Corporation today announced the launch of the Xevo TQ Absolute XR IVD Mass Spectrometer, expanding its MassTrak™ IVD System portfolio of LC-MS/MS Systems with a solution that combines class-leading sensitivity and enhanced robustness for clinical applications.

31 Jul 2026

New Base Editing Strategy Rewrites Genetic Code to Minimize Huntington's Symptoms

A gene editing tool designed to precisely rewrite the gene that causes Huntington's disease reduced toxic protein fragments and symptoms associated with the disease in mice, researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign report.

30 Jul 2026

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Natural Product Derivatives Show High Potency Against Drug-Resistant Malaria Strains

New Molecular Discoveries Explain How Protein Mutations Regulate Neurological Illnesses

Researchers Develop Efficient Method to Deliver Mitochondria Into Target Cells

Scientists Identify Lethal Columnaris Fish Disease in Brazil for the First Time

T Cells Identify Dangerous Pathogenic Threats to Keep Bodies Healthy

Salt Toxicity Impacts Yields and Herbal Quality of Salvia Miltiorrhiza

Arginine Supplementation Enhances Immune Defense Against Tumors and Viruses

176-Year Oyster Mystery Spanning WA and the Indo-Pacific Solved by DNA

Indiana University Evaluates Nabsys Breakthrough Genome Mapping Technology

Joint Research Team Demonstrates New Cell Sequencing Strategy for Glioblastoma

Uncovering New Pathological Pathways Behind Sepsis Triggered Circulatory Failure Risks

Researchers Identify Neurons Responsible for Regulating Motivated Behavior

Study Shows How Spatial Structure Leaves a Measurable Fingerprint on Bacterial Fitness

Structure-Guided Protein Engineering Unlocks Safer Methods for Gene Therapy

Innovative SenMayo Gene Set Consistently Identifies Diverse Senescent Cells

Dysfunctional Mitochondria Control Epigenetic Switches to Turn On Inflammatory Genes

New Research Maps Molecular Basis of Chiral Mirror-Image Flowers

Study Shows How Female Birds Live Shorter Lives Than Males

Waters Launches Industry's Most Sensitive and Robust Clinical IVD System with Xevo TQ Absolute XR IVD Mass Spectrometer

New Base Editing Strategy Rewrites Genetic Code to Minimize Huntington's Symptoms

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