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Scientists unveil first comprehensive atlas of basal ganglia cell types

Capturing a complete picture of what causes brain diseases from schizophrenia and Parkinson's disease to addiction has long remained a challenge to scientists.

12 Nov 2026

Stanford study challenges long-held dogma on causes of concussions

Concussions - essentially mild traumatic brain injuries - are among the most common injuries sustained on athletic fields. In the U.S., an estimated 3.8 million sports-related concussions occur every year.

9 Nov 2026

Portable testing method detects RNA viruses without laboratory equipment

A new protocol detects RNA viruses such as Zika and hepatitis C without traditional medical laboratory equipment.

6 Nov 2026

Biodegradable microneedle particles improve drug delivery through the skin

Your skin is remarkably good at keeping things out of your body. Typically, that's a positive. It becomes an issue when medicine needs to get in.

6 Nov 2026

Synthetic DNA molecules enable precise targeting of cancer-linked genes

Researchers have developed a promising new approach that uses synthetic DNA molecules to target cancer-linked genes directly, opening new possibilities for future treatments, diagnostics and biological research.

3 Nov 2026

Lab-on-a-chip technology helps predict childhood leukemia treatment responses

More than 120,000 people in the U.S. are living with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), and 6,000 new cases are diagnosed each year. Of those, more than 3,500 will be in children.

27 Oct 2026

New model reduces trial and error in mass spectrometry imaging

Andrei Fedorov and his team have found a way to take some of the guesswork out of mass spectrometry imaging (MSI), potentially giving scientists better tools to explore the molecules that influence our health.

27 Oct 2026

Electronic implant lowers blood glucose and reduces weight in mice

Type 2 diabetes is becoming increasingly common worldwide. Unlike type 1 diabetes, it is often linked to obesity, a sedentary lifestyle and excess energy intake over many years.

23 Oct 2026

US agency selects UQ for ‘one of the world’s most ambitious biomanufacturing programs'

A United States Government agency has selected University of Queensland researchers to develop technology for personalized RNA medicines to be produced in hospitals, allowing lifesaving treatments to reach patients within days.

22 Oct 2026

Single-cell proteomics: Revealing proteome diversity from cellular heterogeneity to non-canonical biology

Discover expert insights into single-cell proteomics, revealing protein diversity and non-canonical biology with advanced mass spectrometry

From Bruker Daltonics 22 Oct 2026

New AI model detects hidden diseases in routine CT scans

When analyzed by a new artificial intelligence model developed at Penn Medicine, CT scans reveal much about a patient's health beyond the specific condition they were originally ordered for, according to a new study published in NPJ Digital Medicine.

20 Oct 2026

New imaging technique detects subtle skin changes in scleroderma patients

Scleroderma (systemic sclerosis) is a rare, chronic, autoimmune disease that causes the body to produce too much collagen, leading to the hardening and thickening of the skin and internal organs.

14 Oct 2026

Novel bioprinting technique successfully replicates mature human fat tissue

A research team has developed a support-bath bioprinting method that enables fragile, mature human adipocytes to be incorporated into geometrically defined three-dimensional (3D) constructs while retaining their viability, characteristic lipid-filled morphology, and metabolic activity.

14 Oct 2026

New model links long-term infection costs to higher vaccination rates

New modeling led by interdisciplinary scientists at the University of British Columbia (UBC) could help public health officials better factor in the long-term impacts of infectious disease when determining optimum vaccine coverage rates.

6 Oct 2026

Electronic sensor detects early Parkinson’s markers in blood

Researchers at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) in collaboration with the University of Oxford have developed a blood-based electronic sensor capable of detecting molecular signatures associated with Parkinson’s disease.

6 Oct 2026

Kansas researchers secure NIH funding to fight antibiotic resistance

As antibiotic resistance makes everyday infections tougher to treat and emerging pathogens drive challenging infectious-disease outbreaks, researchers in Kansas from multiple disciplines and institutions are teaming up to target pathogens and overcome antibiotic resistance.

25 Sep 2026

Advanced AI cell models redefine modern cell biology research

Researchers at Stanford Medicine have developed two new artificial intelligence models of the biological cell.

15 Sep 2026

Biodegradable 'nanobone' material helps body regrow jawbone

For children born with cleft lip and palate, repairing gaps in the jawbone often means waiting until they are 10 to 12 years old before undergoing invasive bone graft surgery.

3 Sep 2026

Generative AI helps scientists design entirely new RNA transporters

Researchers at Helmholtz Munich and TUM have developed Synthetic Transfer Vehicles (STVs), an entirely new class of RNA transporters.

2 Sep 2026

Researchers identify a previously unknown mechanism that can drive cancer cachexia

Researchers at Helmholtz Munich, the Heidelberg Faculty of Medicine at Heidelberg University, the German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD) and the Technical University of Munich (TUM), have identified a previously unknown mechanism that can drive cancer cachexia – a wasting process in the body that primarily affects muscle and fat tissue.

1 Sep 2026