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New framework redefines phage therapy for combating antimicrobial resistance

A new perspective article in Biocontaminant proposes a three-part evolutionary framework for using bacteriophages to better control antimicrobial resistance.

2 Jul 2026

New high-throughput biological sensors track cellular lipid molecules

Inside every cell are lipid molecules that make up cellular membranes, helping organelles communicate and respond to stress.

2 Jul 2026

Study reveals hidden brain circuit behind flexible visual thinking

Nuttida Rungratsameetaweemana is challenging a story neuroscience has told for decades. According to the conventional account, our eyes collect raw information and relay it through a series of nerves and waystations that lead deep into the brain, eventually reaching the cortex.

2 Jul 2026

Decades of research reveal surprising secrets about hantavirus evolution

Thirty years ago, it was our common sense understanding that hantavirus does not and perhaps cannot spread from human to human. It turns out there is one exception: a strain called the Andes virus.

2 Jul 2026

Evolutionary noncoding RNAs reveal new targets for cancer therapy

In cancer research, one person's junk is increasingly becoming another person's treasure. Scientists have now uncovered new evidence showing how recently evolved "junk DNA" genetic elements can become integrated into ancient cellular pathways that regulate cancer.

1 Jul 2026

Scientists map how chronic stress alters somatostatin levels in the brain

Consider the brake. Not the engine, which gets all the attention, but the brake, the quiet thing that decides how fast a system is allowed to go.

1 Jul 2026

Cancer's biggest treatment challenge may be getting solved 250 miles above Earth

For more than two decades, precision oncology has been promoted as the future of cancer treatment, matching therapies to the unique biology of a patient's tumor.

1 Jul 2026

Sleep protects complex neural networks from drifting into states of permanent instability

Every animal that has ever been studied closely, from the fruit fly to the philosopher, surrenders each day to a state that looks, from the outside, like a small rehearsal for death.

1 Jul 2026

New AI framework outperforms conventional biomarkers in predicting cancer survival

Digestive system cancers, including hepatobiliary and gastrointestinal malignancies, remain a major global oncological burden. Although immune checkpoint inhibitors have changed the treatment landscape for some patients, their overall efficacy remains limited, with only about 15% to 30% of patients achieving durable clinical benefit.

1 Jul 2026

Review highlights strong safety and effectiveness of mRNA vaccines

A comprehensive new review published in The Lancet affirms that currently approved mRNA vaccines are safe and highly effective at preventing infectious diseases, including COVID-19.

30 Jun 2026

Experts reframe steatotic liver disease as a dynamic continuum

The classification of steatotic liver disease (SLD) is undergoing a major conceptual transformation. In a recent article published in eGastroenterology, Dr. Chen, Dr. Horn, and Prof. Tacke from Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin argue that metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), metabolic dysfunction and alcohol-associated liver disease (MetALD), and alcohol-associated liver disease (ALD) should not be regarded as rigid diagnostic categories, but rather as interconnected and evolving disease trajectories.

30 Jun 2026

Difficult childbirth is not unique to humans, study finds

The tight fit of a baby's head through a mother's birth canal, which causes great difficulty in childbirth, is not unique to humans, as previously understood.

29 Jun 2026

New commentary urges patient-centered AI regulation in healthcare systems

New commentary published in the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine warns that current risk-based regulatory approaches to Artificial Intelligence (AI) in healthcare fall short in protecting patients, potentially leading to over- and undertreatment as well as discrimination against patient groups.

27 Jun 2026

Artificial intelligence improves prediction of cancer drug resistance

A comprehensive review recently published in Current Molecular Pharmacology (2026, Volume 19, Pages 85–96) examines the rapidly evolving landscape of computational tools for predicting tumour drug resistance.

26 Jun 2026

Artificial intelligence improves diagnostic accuracy in clinical breast pathology

Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly reshaping diagnostic pathology, with breast pathology representing one of the most advanced and clinically impactful areas of adoption.

26 Jun 2026

Cone opsin structures offer insights into vision loss

The retina of the human eye contains six to seven million cone cells. These cells contain light-sensitive proteins known as cone opsins.

25 Jun 2026

Strategic healthcare interventions bring Japan close to eliminating hepatitis

Hepatitis B (HBV) and hepatitis C (HCV) are viral infections that can lead to health conditions such as cirrhosis, cancer, and potentially death if unmanaged. HBV can be transmitted through sexual contact, blood exposure, and mother-to-child transmission, while HCV is primarily transmitted through blood-to-blood contact.

25 Jun 2026