New study explains how brain tumors evolve to resist treatment
A form of glioma, a type of brain cancer, tends to progress towards greater malignancy due to an…
New bionic skin wound dressing accelerates infected tissue healing
Dressings face a critical limitation: no single product has successfully integrated protective function, wearing comfort, and efficient antibacterial…
Transplanted neural progenitor cells survive one year in patients with retinitis pigmentosa
New, previously unpublished clinical data was presented today at ISSCR 2026 demonstrating that transplanted human neural progenitor cells…
Stem cell study uncovers molecular pathway for enamel regeneration
Tooth enamel is the hardest substance in the human body, yet once damaged, it cannot regenerate naturally. To…
New form of hereditary prostate cancer can cause aggressive disease at a young age
Researchers at the University of British Columbia have identified a new form of hereditary prostate cancer that, while rare, can…
New genetic screening method unlocks insights into human development
A new genetic screening method allows researchers to efficiently modulate individual genes across entire tissues and provides new…
Smoking shows no major impact on the eye microbiome in small study
Despite smoking’s known effects on other microbial communities, this study suggests the eye’s surface ecosystem may remain surprisingly…
Weill Cornell Medicine receives federal grant to study new gene therapy for Alzheimer’s disease
The National Institute on Aging of the National Institutes of Health has awarded a five-year grant initially worth…
New gene therapy strategy uses the brain’s own glymphatic transport system for drug delivery
A new study describes a gene therapy strategy that uses the brain’s own glymphatic transport system to distribute…
Estonian study highlights value of early genetic tests to identify hereditary cancer risks
In 2013, Angelina Jolie inspired a wave of testing for pathogenic variants of the gene BRCA1 by announcing…
Biologists Build Synthetic Cell that Can Feed, Grow, Divide and Evolve
Biologists at the University of Minnesota say they have built a synthetic cell — made entirely from non-living…
USC scientists target brain inflammation to prevent Alzheimer’s disease
An interdisciplinary team at the USC Center for Personalized Brain Health (CPBH) is targeting a family of enzymes…