Rice University engineers have developed a charge-based method for controlling how therapeutic peptides are released from gelatin microparticles, potentially addressing one of the most persistent...
Kyoto, Japan — Scientists at Kyoto University have identified germline abnormalities in the genes SLF2 and SMC5 as the cause of a previously unrecognized inherited...
Neural activity unfolds in three dimensions and at extraordinary speed. Electrical signals can travel through brain circuits on millisecond-to-microsecond timescales, while an awake animal is...
Winston-Salem, N.C., August 6, 2026 — A new artificial intelligence system developed by researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine could help clinicians detect...
Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed a platform that could transform the way researchers engineer microbes for biotechnology....
Colorectal cancer cells appear to have evolved an unexpected molecular partnership that helps them repair one of the most dangerous forms of DNA damage. A...
Gastroesophageal reflux disease is commonly associated with burning chest pain, regurgitation and irritation of the esophagus, but the disorder begins with changes that are far...
Cancer immunotherapy has transformed treatment for some patients, yet many solid tumors remain protected by a hostile biological environment that suppresses immune attack. A study...
Microplastics May Transform the Risks of Heavy Metals in Soil, Review Finds Microplastics and toxic metals are spreading together through agricultural soils, river sediments, gardens,...
Prostate cancer is entering a new phase in the search for treatments that can overcome resistance. A recent review in Genes & Diseases examines ferroptosis,...
Three-dimensional communication may be moving closer to reality after researchers in South Korea demonstrated a holographic telepresence system that captures and replays the optical wavefront...
A new review in Genes & Diseases examines how T cell exhaustion may become both an obstacle and an opportunity in organ transplantation. The immune...
Penn State researchers have created a synthetic mimic of a natural oxygen-activating enzyme, demonstrating a reaction that reshapes stable aromatic molecules while producing water as...
Climate change is reshaping the conditions in which infectious diseases spread, and a new analysis suggests that diarrheal illnesses may not respond uniformly to a...
Industrial boilers may soon do more than generate heat: they could help eliminate a difficult industrial waste stream. New research suggests that carefully controlled amounts...
