Probiotics may help protect against sarcopenia in older adults
Researchers used three approaches to study whether probiotics could help prevent sarcopenia (age-related loss of muscle mass, strength…
AI design of gut microbiomes – Nature
AI design of gut microbiomes NatureWill dietary fiber help digestion? It might depend on your gut bacteria Medical XpressDuke University…
SUMOylation enhances DNMT1 function to repress mega-intergenic RNAs and viral mimicry
Bostick, M. et al. UHRF1 plays a role in maintaining DNA methylation in mammalian cells. Science 317, 1760–1764…
Why do astronauts’ bodies waste away? Space-station study points to mitochondria
The mitochondrion (green in this false-colour transmission electron micrograph) could have a role in the physiological effects of…
Lab-grown sperm: scientists inch closer to fertility breakthrough
Researchers are trying to make human sperm (shown here in a colourized electron microscope image) from stem cells…
Heat-triggered phospholipid flipping stabilizes plasma membrane fluidity
Plant materials and growth conditions The hot1 mutant was isolated from an ethyl methanesulfonate-mutagenized M2 population of the…
How long-term dietary cholesterol can slow down its own clearance by liver cells
RESEARCH BRIEFINGS 25 June 2026 Cholesterol carried by low-density lipoprotein (LDL) drives heart disease and is cleared by…
This “Zombie” Sea Creature Keeps Growing After Being Cut Apart
Detached sea cucumber tissue was found to survive and keep regenerating for years in ordinary seawater. The discovery…
Mitochondria directly interact with the nuclear pore complex
Copeland, D. E. & Dalton, A. J. An association between mitochondria and the endoplasmic reticulum in cells of…
World-first: therapy to make cells young again given to a person
Scientists are attempting to rejuvenate cells in the optic nerve (nerve fibres in red), which channels information from…
Bang! Exploding immune cells splatter potent toxins everywhere
Intact immune cells (left column) had disintegrated (right column) only 100 seconds after their explosion was triggered by…
Scientists Discover a Hidden Cause of Cellular Aging That Can Be Reversed
Scientists have uncovered a surprising link between aging cells and a membrane lipid that helps mitochondria stay flexible…