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FairJourney Bio launches cryo-EM services with advanced laboratories in San Diego, USA

FairJourney Bio (FJBio), a leading global provider of antibody discovery and development services, today announced the expansion of its portfolio with the launch of state-of-the-art cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) services, supported through the Company's advanced laboratories in San Diego, CA.

12 Jan 2026

AI automates sister chromatid exchange counting, improving diagnosis of Bloom syndrome

Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have developed a suite of algorithms to automate the counting of sister chromatid exchanges (SCE) in chromosomes under the microscope.

10 Jan 2026

Scientists identify a molecular switch that controls water flow in the gut

Although constipation and diarrhea may seem like opposite problems, they both hinge on the same underlying issue: how much fluid moves into the gut. These common issues affect millions of people in the U.S. each year, yet scientists have not fully understood what regulates intestinal fluid balance.

9 Jan 2026

Key protein in the tuberculosis bacterium helps protect itself from foreign DNA

Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), with collaborators from the Institute of Mathematical Sciences (IMSc), have discovered how a key protein in the tuberculosis bacterium helps protect it from the influence of foreign DNA inserted into its genome.

9 Jan 2026

Coffee-based staining offers eco-friendly solution for electron microscopy

Researchers at TU Graz have proven that espresso is a favourable alternative to the highly toxic and radioactive uranyl acetate in the analysis of biological samples.

8 Jan 2026

Researchers develop enhanced antibodies to unleash the immune system against cancer

Researchers at the University of Southampton have developed a promising new way to bolster the body's immune system response to cancer.

8 Jan 2026

New antibody mechanisms disrupt bacterial adhesion in urinary tract infections

Pathogens can create sticky situations. When microbes invade the body to cause an infection, often one of their first lines of attack is to cling tenaciously to the surfaces of targeted human cells.

7 Jan 2026

Injectable nanomaterial reduces secondary brain injury after ischemic stroke

When a person suffers a stroke, physicians must restore blood flow to the brain as quickly as possible to save their life.

7 Jan 2026

Pain-sensing neurons in the gut spark inflammatory immune responses

Pain sensing neurons in the gut kindle inflammatory immune responses that cause allergies and asthma, according to a new study by Weill Cornell Medicine.

7 Jan 2026

Integrated neural probes reveal dopaminergic control of sleep-wake transitions

Understanding the dynamic neural mechanisms of sleep-wake cycles is a major challenge in sleep science and neuroengineering.

6 Jan 2026

Nicotinic acid protects the liver from ischemia-reperfusion injury

In a new study published in Liver Research, a team of researchers in China discovered that nicotinic acid-a common form of vitamin B3-can dramatically reduce liver damage caused by ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI), a major complication in liver surgery and transplantation.

5 Jan 2026

Label-free polarized light reveals subtle red blood cell deformations

Red blood cells are essential for oxygen transport and immune function in the human body. When these cells become abnormally shaped, they can indicate serious health conditions, including diabetes, malaria, hereditary blood disorders, and vascular diseases.

1 Jan 2026

Targeting CSE enzyme may offer new pathways for Alzheimer’s treatment

Scientists at Johns Hopkins Medicine say results of a new National Institutes of Health-funded study are advancing efforts to exploit a new target for Alzheimer's disease: a protein that manufactures an important gas in the brain.

30 Dec 2025

Advancing stem cell regeneration through animal-free culture systems

Intestinal Stem Cells (ISCs) derived from a patient's own cells have garnered significant attention as a new alternative for treating intractable intestinal diseases due to their low risk of rejection.

30 Dec 2025

Scientists capture real-time action of antiviral drugs on herpes

Harvard Medical School researchers have uncovered crucial insights into how an emerging class of antiviral drugs works.

30 Dec 2025

Neuronal master switch reshapes brain activity during learning

Memories and learning processes are based on changes in the brain's neuronal connections and, as a result, in signal transmission between neurons.

23 Dec 2025

Research highlights a potential therapeutic strategy for vascular dementia

A possible new treatment for impaired brain blood flow and related dementias is on the horizon.

22 Dec 2025

Unlocking sleep-wake secrets with dual brain signal analysis

Understanding the dynamic neural mechanisms of sleep-wake cycles is a major challenge in sleep science and neuroengineering.

22 Dec 2025

Skin and internal organs sense cold through different molecular pathways

A research team led by Félix Viana, co-director of the Sensory Transduction and Nociception laboratory at the Institute for Neurosciences (IN), a joint research centre of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) and Miguel Hernández University of Elche (UMH), has demonstrated that the body uses different molecular mechanisms to detect cold in the skin and in internal organs.

19 Dec 2025

Viral DNA elements help control early embryonic development

Transposable elements are stretches of DNA that can move around the genome. Many of these DNA sequences originate from long ago, when viruses inserted their genetic material into our ancestors' genomes during infection.

19 Dec 2025