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Scientists Capture How Glutamate Opens Neuron Signaling Channels

In an effort to understand how brain cells exchange chemical messages, scientists say they have successfully used a highly specialized microscope to capture more precise details of how one of the most common signaling molecules, glutamate, opens a channel and allows a flood of charged particles to enter.

29 Mar 2025

Hidden Causal Interaction Network Found in Cervical Cancer Cells

A Japanese research team has discovered a novel global cooperative phenomena of cell interactions in cervical cancer cells. Their findings suggest that the cells are metabolically connected in a functional network.

26 Mar 2025

Researchers Identify Promising Drug Candidates for Previously “undruggable” Cancer Target

For the first time scientists have identified promising drug candidates that bind irreversibly with a notoriously “undruggable” cancer protein target, permanently blocking it.

21 Mar 2025

Pregnancy Triggers Small Intestine Growth in Mice

Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute have found that the small intestine grows in response to pregnancy in mice. This partially irreversible change may help mice support a pregnancy and prepare for a second.

20 Mar 2025

Understanding How Tumor-Derived Extracellular Vesicles Enter Target Cells

Most cells in the body send out little messengers called extracellular vesicles that carry proteins, lipids, and other bioactive molecules to other cells, playing an important role in intercellular communication.

17 Mar 2025

Mitochondria Found to Control DNA Repair Protein and Delay Inflammaging

In humans and other multicellular organisms, cells multiply. This defining feature allows embryos to grow into adulthood, and enables the healing of the many bumps, bruises and scrapes along the way.

14 Mar 2025

Researchers Develop New Method for Assembling DNA Nanostructures

University at Albany researchers at the RNA Institute are pioneering new methods for designing and assembling DNA nanostructures, enhancing their potential for real-world applications in medicine, materials science and data storage.

13 Mar 2025

Lack of Genetic Diversity in Reference Groups Leads to Misdiagnoses

A new study has uncovered that a gene variant common in Oceanian communities was misclassified as a potential cause of heart disease, highlighting the risk of the current diversity gap in genomics research which can pose a greater risk for misdiagnosis of people from non-European ancestries.

8 Mar 2025

Generative AI Tool Revolutionizes the Process of Scientific Discovery

Published in Nature Machine Intelligence, an Australian team led by Monash University researchers has developed a generative AI tool that mimics scientists to support and speed up the process of scientific discoveries.

3 Mar 2025

New Cancer-on-Chip Tech Could Replace Animal Testing—Faster, Cheaper, More Accurate!

A new modified silicone rubber for cancer-on-chip applications improves cell adhesion and drug testing, paving the way for personalized cancer treatments.

28 Feb 2025

Rare Gene Variants Increase Type 2 Diabetes Prevalence in Asian Indian Families

A new study published in Communications Medicine, a Nature publication, details the discovery of rare gene variants that increase the prevalence of Type 2 diabetes in multiple generations of Asian Indian people.

27 Feb 2025

New Understanding of Autophagy Could Lead to Healthy Aging Therapies

A recent breakthrough from an international collaborative research team has unveiled the mechanism by which cells activate their recycling processes and generate “garbage bags” to eliminate proteins.

19 Feb 2025

Lung Cancer Cells Develop Electrical Autonomy to Aid Tumor Growth

Researchers from the Francis Crick Institute have found that some particularly aggressive lung cancer cells can develop their own electric network, like that seen in the body's nervous system.

13 Feb 2025

AZoNetwork Honors Women in STEM on the 10th Anniversary of IDWGS

As a network of websites with a truly global audience, AZoNetwork is joining the global effort to close the gender gap. Since the first AZoNetwork website, AZoM, was launched in 2000, we have seen increased representation and recognition, with more women winning Nobel Prizes.

11 Feb 2025

Breakthrough Research Unlocks Key Genetic Insights into Multimorbidity

The largest study to date to analyze millions of both genetic and patient records on the long-term health conditions of later life has identified opportunities for new ways to prevent and treat multiple overlapping conditions.

10 Feb 2025

First Cell Atlas of Focal Cortical Dysplasia Offers New Insights for Treatment

Using a single-cell sequencing technique, Brazilian researchers have created the first cell atlas of focal cortical dysplasia (FCD), a malformation of the cerebral cortex that leads to drug-resistant epilepsy.

31 Jan 2025

New Protein Structures Could Lead to Better Treatments for Transthyretin Amyloidosis

The tiny protein known as transthyretin can cause big problems in the body when it misfolds after secretion.

29 Jan 2025

New Research Sheds Light on Y Chromosome’s Role in Male Infertility

Researchers at the Crick have uncovered which genes on the Y chromosome regulate the development of sperm and impact fertility in male mice.

24 Jan 2025

New Technology Revolutionizes Single-Cell Analysis

Researchers can now see millions of cells at once as they develop into a new organ, like the pancreas, thanks to a new technique called Moscot (“Multi-Omics Single-Cell Optimal Transport”).

24 Jan 2025

Research Shows How Sleep Clears Brain Waste

A good night's sleep does more than just help you feel rested-it might literally clear your mind. A new study published January 8 in the Cell Press journal Cell shows how deep sleep may wash away waste buildup in the brain during waking hours, an essential process for maintaining brain health.

10 Jan 2025