Sex hormones dictate how skin stem cells renew themselves
For a long time, differences between females and males were mainly associated with the reproductive organs. Yet organs…
Parental plastic exposure harms offspring through multiple biological routes
Microplastics and nanoplastics are increasingly found throughout aquatic environments, raising concern about whether these tiny particles can move…
New spin-out launches technology to revolutionize hormone disorder diagnosis
The University of Birmingham and Imperial College London have announced the launch of Intelligent Mass Spec Solutions Ltd…
Prenatal paracetamol exposure linked to smaller ovaries in daughters
Researchers in Denmark have found that girls whose mothers took paracetamol during pregnancy had smaller ovaries, fewer ovarian…
New review highlights spatial technologies in advanced brain mapping
Understanding how molecular changes shape brain function and disease requires more than measuring genes in bulk tissue. The…
NSF grant supports UH researchers to investigate how mutation rates evolve across species
A nearly $1 million grant from the National Science Foundation will allow University of Houston researchers to investigate…
Computational pipeline uncovers subtype specific targets for cervical cancer
A new study presents a multi-layered strategy for identifying cell-surface targets that could help guide more precise antibody-drug…
Fossil Evidence Pushes Back Origin of Live Birth by 90 Million Years
Paleontologists studying a 236-million-year-old cynodont fossil from Argentina say they have found the earliest evidence yet of viviparity…
Aging clock analysis identifies key genes in opioid dependence
A new research paper was published in Volume 18 of Aging on July 27, 2026, titled “Transcriptomic aging clock analysis identifies…
Study uses alternative splicing data to predict protein function
A single human gene can produce multiple protein isoforms through alternative splicing, greatly expanding the functional diversity of…
Cooperative sperm may improve fertilization success across diverse arthropods
Fertilization is often imagined as a frantic race, with millions of sperm competing for a single prize. But…
Modern IVF treatment boosts live births while lowering twin pregnancies
Modern IVF treatment can now achieve substantially higher success rates than historical approaches while dramatically reducing twin and…