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AI-designed vaccine provides complete protection against diverse bird flu variants

A University of Cambridge team has had a third success with their AI-guided technique for designing vaccines against highly infectious viruses that threaten animal and human health.

5 Nov 2026

Study reveals potential link between limited cold stress during pregnancy and birth weight

Research out of South Dakota State University has highlighted a potential connection between limited exposure to cold stress during pregnancy and birth weight.

3 Nov 2026

Nurses need more visible roles in the modern 'One Health' governance

Nurses may be one of the most important parts of the health care workforce – yet their contribution is overlooked, according to a new paper examining the profession's place in the growing 'One Health' movement to connect human, animal and environmental health.

3 Nov 2026

Insilico Medicine leader shares AI-driven drug discovery insights in Shanghai and Dubai

Dr. Jue Wang, Head of Global Business Development at Insilico Medicine, has been invited to attend the China Healthcare Summit in Shanghai. On the afternoon of November 3 at 16:45, she will deliver a keynote speech in the panel titled: "THE COMMODITIZATION TRAP: WHO WINS WHEN EVERYONE HAS THE SAME AI?"

30 Oct 2026

Study: Cats on vegan diets show lower rates of obesity

A large-scale survey has found cats fed vegan diets had lower rates of obesity and related health problems, than those fed conventional meat-based diets.

24 Oct 2026

Scientists find a way to boost the body's natural viral defenses

Washington State University researchers have discovered how to "crank up" a natural defense system in the body to combat viral infection, potentially opening a new door for treating virus infections, cancer, neurological disorders and other diseases.

20 Oct 2026

S2N.Bio commences technology transfer of Alzheimer’s cell therapy to Cell Therapies’ Melbourne GMP facility

Cell Therapies Pty Ltd and S2N.Bio (“S2N”) have commenced technology transfer of S2N’s cell therapy candidate for Alzheimer’s disease. The transfer will enable GMP manufacture of clinical trial material for S2N’s first-in-human study in Australia.

20 Oct 2026

$13.1 million grant backs bacterial therapies for resistant breast cancer

A scientist at Weill Cornell Medicine is working with colleagues at the University of Massachusetts Amherst on new, complementary research efforts engineering therapeutic Salmonella to target critical gaps in treatment for drug-resistant triple-negative breast cancers.

9 Oct 2026

Model tracks invisible C. diff transmission in hospital cancer units

In a new study, researchers modeled the transmission of Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infections among patients in hospital cancer units.

6 Oct 2026

One Health approach could improve India’s response to mycetoma

A 60-year-old Indian farmer developed two infections—one in his foot following an injury from a cow's hoof, the other in his buttock after a thorn prick in the fields three years later.

5 Oct 2026

Stroke reshapes brain environment to accelerate glioma progression

After a stroke, the brain gets to work repairing damaged tissue. But new research suggests some of the same biological processes that aid recovery may also help tumor cells grow and spread.

1 Oct 2026

Veterinary sedative in fentanyl supply spikes severe withdrawal cases

A powerful veterinary sedative, medetomidine, is increasingly infiltrating the street supplies of the already deadly opioid fentanyl, with patients suffering from its withdrawal quadrupling in recent years, according to a new analysis by researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

29 Sep 2026

Zebrafish study reveals how albinism gene influences embryonic eye development

Tiny, striped zebrafish are helping scientists trace how a gene linked to albinism influences eye development, work that may ultimately help explain some of the vision problems experienced by people with the condition and guide the search for new treatments.

28 Sep 2026

Community-based dog vaccination campaigns protect African children from rabies

A community-based approach to vaccinating dogs against rabies could help protect countless children in Africa and other areas from one of the world's deadliest infectious diseases, according to a new study led by Washington State University.

28 Sep 2026

Cornell researchers document first case of Marfan syndrome in cats

Researchers at Cornell University have documented the first molecular characterization of Marfan syndrome in domestic cats in a paper in Scientific Reports.

25 Sep 2026

New 3D lipid atlas maps the chemistry of mouse brains

The brain is often described in terms of cells and wiring. However, much of it is made of lipids that form the membranes of neurons, wrap nerve fibers with myelin, and help brain cells send and receive signals.

23 Sep 2026

New study highlights difficulty of detecting gastric ulcer pain in horses

A new study led by Australian veterinarians has exposed the challenge of identifying pain in horses with gastric ulcers and highlights an urgent need to better detect when horses are suffering.

23 Sep 2026

Hedgehog coronaviruses reveal potential pathways for cross-species transmission

Washington State University researchers have discovered how a group of coronaviruses circulating in hedgehogs invades host cells, a key to understanding their potential to jump between species and their risk of causing a pandemic in humans.

16 Sep 2026

Genetically modified bacteria create protective shield against Salmonella attacks

The mammalian gut microbiome is teeming with a delicate balance of bacteria and the viruses that keep them in check, called bacteriophages, or phages.

16 Sep 2026

Insilico Medicine launches AI initiative to develop longevity vaccines

Insilico Medicine, a clinical-stage generative artificial intelligence (AI)-driven drug discovery company, today announced Longevity Vaccines, a research initiative developing treatments that direct a patient's own immune cells to eliminate the earliest cellular drivers of age-related disease.

15 Sep 2026