New project aims to systematically map billion cellular interactions
Multicellular life depends on remarkable acts of cooperation. Every cell in the human body must sense what is…
Psychological traits may uncover why Alzheimer’s biology differs between patients
A postmortem multi-omics study suggests that long-standing traits such as neuroticism, loneliness, and purpose in life may track…
Scientists trace cardiac aging to a fading regulator in heart muscle cells
A sweeping single-nucleus atlas reveals how human hearts lose cellular balance with age and points to PRDM16 as…
‘Only death can stop me’: terminally ill Chinese tycoon works 12 hours daily to cure ALS
A former Chinese e-commerce executive in the final stages of a rare disease is still working 12-hour days,…
Gene therapy successfully treats deadly childhood liver disease in mice
A new gene therapy has been used to successfully treat a deadly childhood liver disease using mice that…
First-in-the-world gene therapy delivers missing gene directly to infant’s brain, marking historic milestone in precision medicine
Jun 11 2026 An eight-month-old baby from Israel has become the first human ever to receive an experimental…
Researchers uncover genetic cause of spontaneous spinal CSF leaks
Researchers at Cedars-Sinai Health Sciences University and Johns Hopkins University have identified genetic mutations that may explain why…
Blood proteins reveal which aging cells may raise disease risk
A large plasma proteomics study shows that aging patterns in specific cell types may help identify who is…
Family genetics study reveals clues to longer healthspan
Understanding why some people stay healthy without developing disease until late in life (have an increased healthspan), whereas…
Bionic cooling skin accelerates healing and combats wound infections
As the global burden of infected wounds continues to rise-with over 300 million surgeries performed annually and postoperative…
Gut microbes control liver genes by flipping DNA switches
A local research study led by scientists from the A*STAR Genome Institute of Singapore (A*STAR GIS) has uncovered…
Novel analysis identifies unique proliferation gene alterations in diverse cancer patients
New research to be presented today (Monday) at the annual conference of the European Society of Human Genetics…