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Protein DUSP4 prevents immune cell exhaustion in colorectal cancer

The immune system has powerful cells that can recognize and destroy cancer, but this ability can gradually wane when the cells reside within a tumor.

4 Nov 2026

Spatial study maps active epithelial crosstalk driving chronic periodontitis

Epithelial barriers are active organizers of tissue homeostasis, immune surveillance and host defense, yet chronic inflammation can corrupt their repair and communication with connective tissue.

2 Nov 2026

Mechanical force triggers metabolic changes that promote orthodontic bone formation

Bone adapts to mechanical force through coupled formation and resorption, a principle central to orthodontics.

30 Oct 2026

Researchers uncover molecular pathway controlling bone resorption and tooth eruption

RUNX2 is best known as a master transcription factor of osteoblast differentiation. Mutations in, or haploinsufficiency of RUNX2 cause CCD, a skeletal disorder characterized by delayed permanent tooth eruption, supernumerary teeth and clavicular defects.

30 Oct 2026

Gut microbial catalog reveals systemic inflammation drivers in spinal injury

Scientists exploring the links between a spinal cord injury, inflammation and immune function have turned their attention to a genome-level analysis of the gut microbial community, with early study results offering hints at potential new approaches to aid healing.

30 Oct 2026

Study redefines picobirnavirus as a bacteria hunting virus

Thriving alongside trillions of bacteria in the human digestive tract is a vast population of viruses. Ever since one such denizen of the gut microbiome, known as picobirnavirus, was first spotted decades ago, researchers thought it directly infected human tissue and played a role in gastrointestinal illness.

29 Oct 2026

Amino acid restores power to last-resort antibiotics

Worldwide, antibiotic resistance is associated with millions of deaths every year, and the World Health Organization warns that the number of resistant infections is rising.

29 Oct 2026

Alcami announces promotion of Robert Tragas to Vice President, Laboratory Services

Alcami, a leading contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO), today announced its strengthening of laboratory leadership with the promotion of Robert Tragas to Vice President, Laboratory Services.

28 Oct 2026

New research center aims to accelerate hepatitis C vaccine development

The shifty hepatitis C virus (HCV) has a knack for outmaneuvering the immune system. Its secret is an especially high mutation rate, which has generated an abundance of viral variants with extreme genetic diversity.

27 Oct 2026

Newly discovered protein controls the space between mitochondrial membranes

Mitochondria are the tiny powerpacks that supply most of the energy our cells need. Their ability to generate this energy relies on a distinctive architecture: two membranes, one tucked inside the other, separated by a narrow gap called the intermembrane space (IMS).

23 Oct 2026

Researchers call for microbiome moonshot to tackle chronic diseases

Rutgers researchers are part of an international call for a microbiome moonshot, a massive, coordinated effort to pinpoint how certain microorganisms inside us drive chronic disease and how others can be harnessed for repair.

23 Oct 2026

How Omics Technologies Are Transforming Biological Research and Drug Discovery

Discover how omics is transforming life sciences with expert insights from Dr. Shi-Qi An on multiomics, single-cell research and drug discovery.

23 Oct 2026

How microplastics and bacteria interact to drive antibiotic resistance

Microplastics can change how bacteria form biofilms and develop antibiotic resistance. Maria Jazmin Silvero Compagnucci explains.

From Pittcon 22 Oct 2026

Novel "Raman genome" concept enables rapid tracking of viruses

A research team led by Distinguished Professor Giuseppe Pezzotti at the Biomedical Engineering Center, Kansai Medical University, has demonstrated that differences in the molecular structures of viral RNA can be captured as "Raman barcodes," enabling the identification of 20 SARS-CoV-2 variants and subvariants.

20 Oct 2026