A new method pioneered by Vanderbilt University's Ken Lau lab is poised to make previously inaccessible medical knowledge that has been locked away in old patient samples newly accessible to scientists. The method recovers whole cells instead of only their nuclei, capturing more biological information contained within each cell.
SourceVanderbilt University·JournalCellular and Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology·TypeExperimental study·DateAug 14, 2026
A new type of 3D-printable material mimics human tissue's ability to sort and filter, allowing certain molecules to pass through while keeping others out. This broad function means the material can be used in various applications across medicine, water, and robotics.
SourceUniversity of Texas at Austin·JournalNature Materials·DateJul 27, 2026
The Enamel 11 Symposium-associated special issue explores key findings on enamel development, mineralization, and pathology, highlighting emerging technologies for prevention and repair. The issue provides a comprehensive overview of current research into dental enamel, one of nature's most extraordinary biomineralized tissues.
SourceInternational Osteoporosis Foundation·JournalCalcified Tissue International·TypeCommentary/editorial·DateJun 29, 2026
Researchers developed a new mathematical model to understand wound healing, which found that surrounding tissue forces play a crucial role in closing wounds. The model predicts that these forces cause wounds to stretch or squish as they close, aligning with the natural direction of the tissue.
SourceUniversity of Bristol·JournalPhysical Review Letters·TypeComputational simulation/modeling·DateApr 27, 2026
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The development of spatial transcriptomics has advanced gene expression understanding, but selecting suitable analytical approaches is challenging. A database curated SpatialToolDB addresses this by classifying over 600 ST analytical tools and providing access to processed datasets.
SourceScience China Press·JournalScience Bulletin·TypeLiterature review·DateFeb 23, 2026
Researchers developed an innovative noninvasive technique that combines ultrasound and photoacoustic imaging to capture images of both tissue and blood vessels. The technology has the potential to address current gaps in medical imaging, providing faster and more comprehensive imaging at meaningful depths.
SourceKeck School of Medicine of USC·JournalNature Biomedical Engineering·TypeExperimental study·DateJan 16, 2026
Researchers at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory have created a tool called MaGNet to analyze the branching structure of mouse mammary glands. The system enables precise comparison of stained images and quantifies data with ease, allowing for earlier detection of breast cancer and investigation into hormonal changes and treatments.
SourceCold Spring Harbor Laboratory·JournalJournal of Mammary Gland Biology and Neoplasia·DateOct 2, 2025
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A new method of 3D printing has been developed to mimic the complex strength and stretchiness found in real tissues like skin or other organs. This allows for more realistic training models for surgery, which could ultimately improve medical outcomes.
SourceUniversity of Minnesota·JournalScience Advances·DateSep 24, 2025
Researchers developed a new method for imaging enzyme activity in whole organs with high-resolution 3D mapping. This allowed them to visualize differences in aminopeptidase N activity and the effects of inhibitors in mouse kidneys. The study opens up an unbiased evaluation method for drug development.
SourceWiley·JournalAngewandte Chemie International Edition·TypeExperimental study·DateApr 28, 2025
Researchers at MIT have developed a new method to fabricate stretchable ceramics, glass, and metals using a double-network design. This material can stretch over four times its size without breaking, making it suitable for tear-resistant textiles and flexible semiconductors.
SourceMassachusetts Institute of Technology·JournalNature Materials·DateApr 23, 2025
A study published in Brain reveals profound changes in the dopamine system in focal cortical dysplasia type 2, a congenital malformation associated with difficult-to-treat epilepsy. The findings suggest a disrupted dopaminergic system, which may contribute to the development of epileptic seizures and other symptoms.
SourceUniversitatsklinikum Bonn·JournalBrain·DateApr 16, 2025
Researchers from ICTER have determined the 3D structure of RBP3, a key molecule in the visual cycle, shedding light on its role in retinal diseases such as diabetic retinopathy. The study reveals conformational changes upon binding to ligands, providing new insights into its functional mechanisms.
SourceInstitute of Physical Chemistry of the Polish Academy of Sciences·JournalOpen Biology·DateApr 16, 2025
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A new plant tissue has been discovered in plants essential for seed formation, which can increase crop yields. The 'Kasahara Gateway' structure functions as a gateway and is regulated by a gene called AtBG_ppap.
SourceNagoya University·JournalCurrent Biology·DateApr 9, 2025
Researchers have gained detailed insights into RBP3's structure and mechanism of action, shedding light on its role in protecting the retina from diseases. The study suggests potential therapies to slow or stop retinal degeneration, including RP and myopia.
SourceInstitute of Physical Chemistry of the Polish Academy of Sciences·JournalOpen Biology·DateApr 4, 2025
A new imaging technology has been developed that combines super-resolution imaging with artificial intelligence to reveal subcellular structures and dynamics in living cells. This breakthrough enables scientists to better understand the root causes of diseases, leading to improved treatments.
SourceUniversity of Technology Sydney·JournalNature Communications·TypeImaging analysis·DateApr 2, 2025
Researchers developed a 3D-printed hydrogel from cow meniscus tissue, customized to individual patient needs, offering a more precise solution for meniscus repairs. The treatment aims to outperform current methods, which often result in poor healing.
SourceUniversity of Pennsylvania School of Medicine·JournalBioactive Materials·TypeExperimental study·DateMar 28, 2025
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A study by Medical University of Vienna reveals high blood pressure can cause abnormalities in podocytes, specialized cells in the renal filter, before other conditions like diabetes. Early detection and treatment are crucial to prevent kidney damage.
SourceMedical University of Vienna·JournalHypertension·DateMar 27, 2025
Researchers developed a standardized playbook for multi-material projection-based bioprinting, achieving high-fidelity printing of composite bioink structures. The system uses a synergistic cleaning strategy to minimize cross-contamination and variability in photopolymerization characteristics.
SourceResearch·JournalResearch·TypeNews article·DateMar 25, 2025
A team of scientists has successfully developed a novel platform for diabetes treatment utilizing bioink derived from pancreatic tissue and 3D bioprinting technology. The HICA-V platform replicates the structure and function of the human endocrine pancreas, supporting islet maturation and functional enhancement.
SourcePohang University of Science & Technology (POSTECH)·JournalNature Communications·DateMar 19, 2025
Researchers argue that the current paradigm of cancer as a genetic disease is unproductive due to inconsistencies in sequencing data. Alternative paradigms considering non-genetic processes, such as disruptions in gene regulatory networks and tissue organization, are proposed to guide future experiments.
SourcePLOS·JournalPLOS Biology·TypeCommentary/editorial·DateMar 18, 2025
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Researchers have discovered how severe COVID-19 can destroy immune cells' ability to repair the lungs, leading to lingering effects of long COVID. By enhancing damaged organelles using a FDA-approved drug, they found improved lung healing and reduced inflammation.
SourceUniversity of Virginia Health System·JournalScience·DateMar 13, 2025
The Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation has named 13 new Fellows, awarding them $300,000 each to investigate cancer causes and mechanisms. Five recipients of the Dale F. Frey Award for Breakthrough Scientists will also receive an additional $100,000 investment to catapult their research careers.
SourceDamon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation·DateMar 5, 2025
Researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine have discovered a precise mechanism by which an ion channel regulates its function, providing insights into fundamental biology and potential new treatments for diseases. The study identified a 'ball-and-chain' structure that plugs the channel, opening the way to modulate ion channel activity.
SourceWeill Cornell Medicine·JournalNature Communications·DateMar 4, 2025
Researchers developed Janus-type supramolecules that form stable ribbon-type assemblies, guiding the arrangement of ion channels across lipid membranes. The supramolecular channels mediate efficient and selective K+ transport, disrupting cancer cell balance and inducing apoptosis.
SourceScience China Press·JournalScience Bulletin·TypeExperimental study·DateFeb 27, 2025
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The new μETF method simplifies fabrication of flexible 3D microelectrode arrays for neural applications. It reduces stimulation thresholds by 1.7 times and improves spatial resolution compared to traditional flat electrodes. The technology has potential in brain-computer interfaces, wearable electronics, and lab-on-a-chip systems.
SourcePusan National University·Journalnpj Flexible Electronics·TypeExperimental study·DateFeb 26, 2025
An international research team developed a user-friendly software method called Segment Anything for Microscopy, which can precisely segment images of tissues, cells, and similar structures. The new model improved performance for cell segmentation, enabling researchers to automate tasks that previously took weeks of manual effort.
SourceUniversity of Göttingen·JournalNature Methods·TypeExperimental study·DateFeb 25, 2025
A study of Viking skulls using CT scans reveals a range of diseases including sinus and ear infections, osteoarthritis, and dental diseases. The results provide greater understanding of the health and wellbeing of the Viking population.
SourceUniversity of Gothenburg·JournalBDJ Open·TypeImaging analysis·DateFeb 21, 2025
Researchers developed a durable de-icing surface inspired by human skin's layered structure, achieving exceptional performance with low ice adhesion strength. The surface design creates extensive wrinkling at the ice-substrate interface, allowing ice to shed under its own weight without external energy inputs.
SourceScience China Press·JournalNational Science Review·DateFeb 20, 2025
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Researchers have created a new imaging technique that uses the nanostructures found on butterfly wings to analyze cancerous tissues, providing a simpler and more accessible tool for cancer diagnosis. The method has shown comparable results to conventional staining methods and advanced imaging techniques, offering a stain-free alternative.
SourceUniversity of California - San Diego·JournalAdvanced Materials·DateFeb 20, 2025
A new laparoscopic imaging technique uses stereo depth estimation and speckle-illumination SFDI to accurately map the optical properties of biological tissue. The device provides detailed optical property maps, enabling surgeons to identify critical tumor margins and improve clinical outcomes.
SourceSPIE--International Society for Optics and Photonics·JournalJournal of Biomedical Optics·DateFeb 17, 2025
Researchers developed mini biohybrid rays using cardiomyocytes and rubber, demonstrating improved swimming efficiencies approximately two times greater than previous biomimetic designs. The application of machine-learning directed optimization enabled an efficient search for high-performance design configurations.
SourceHarvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences·JournalScience Robotics·DateFeb 13, 2025
Researchers used cryo-electron microscopy to determine the atomic structure of collagen assemblies with an unexpected right-handed superhelical twist. This discovery could reshape biomedical research by revealing greater structural diversity in collagen.
SourceRice University·JournalACS Central Science·DateFeb 7, 2025
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Researchers explore structural and functional characteristics of Russula vinosa Lindblad polysaccharides, finding potential applications in pharmaceuticals and functional foods. The study reveals that structural differences between polysaccharides influence immunomodulatory activities.
SourceJournal of Bioresources and Bioproducts·JournalJournal of Bioresources and Bioproducts·TypeExperimental study·DateJan 29, 2025
Researchers found that ornamental never never plants can store water for up to 45 days, maintaining photosynthetic activity and chloroplast structure unchanged. This helps them adapt to drought conditions, a challenge for many crops.
SourceEötvös Loránd University·JournalPhysiologia Plantarum·DateJan 28, 2025
Researchers at La Jolla Institute for Immunology discovered that tissue-resident memory CD8 T cells rise up to fight infections in the small intestine, using spatial transcriptomics technology. These immune cells are split between villi and crypts, with progenitor-like cells replenishing effector T cells.
SourceLa Jolla Institute for Immunology·JournalNature·TypeExperimental study·DateJan 22, 2025
Researchers at KAIST developed CamBio, a biotemplating method utilizing specific intracellular proteins to create functional nanostructures with high tunability. The method enables the selective synthesis of nanostructures from biological samples, showing improved performance in surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy substrate detection.
SourceThe Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)·JournalAdvanced Science·TypeExperimental study·DateJan 17, 2025
Researchers found that octopus arms have a segmented nervous system, giving them precise control across all eight arms and hundreds of suckers. This spatial map, called 'suckeroptopy,' facilitates complex sensory-motor ability, allowing the octopuses to taste, smell, and explore their environment.
SourceUniversity of Chicago·JournalNature Communications·TypeExperimental study·DateJan 15, 2025
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The KAIST research team developed a highly stretchable microelectrode array to monitor organoids' functions, enabling real-time analysis of their states. The technology showed promise in high-throughput drug screening applications, revealing changes in signal characteristics according to size and identifying potential drug interactions.
SourceThe Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)·JournalAdvanced Materials·TypeExperimental study·DateJan 14, 2025
A USC Stem Cell study found that the mammalian outer ear evolved from cartilaginous gills in fishes and marine invertebrates. The research used gene control elements to show a connection between gill and ear development.
SourceKeck School of Medicine of USC·JournalNature·TypeObservational study·DateJan 9, 2025
Researchers from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem have pioneered the use of metamaterials to replicate the texture and structure of traditional meat. Their novel approach enables the mass production of whole cuts of meat at a cost of $9 per kilogram, making sustainable protein alternatives more accessible.
SourceThe Hebrew University of Jerusalem·JournalNature Communications·TypeExperimental study·DateJan 7, 2025
Researchers at Texas A&M University have uncovered a mechanism behind cancer progression: the stiffening of tumor cell's environment. This spreading causes increased cell proliferation and tumor growth.
SourceTexas A&M University·JournalNature Communications·DateDec 20, 2024
Researchers developed an ultra-compact transparent ultrasonic transducer for simultaneous high-resolution ultrasound and photoacoustic imaging. This technology improves diagnostic sensitivity by providing detailed information about tissue vasculature, thereby enhancing early cancer detection.
SourcePohang University of Science & Technology (POSTECH)·JournalScience Advances·DateDec 16, 2024
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Researchers developed a new approach to engineer tissue structures across multiple scales, from small cells to large organs. They used gallium as a molding material, allowing them to create complex vascular and interwoven networks that mimic natural biological systems.
SourceBoston University·JournalNature·TypeExperimental study·DateDec 11, 2024
Researchers have developed a new X-ray technique called XL-DOT that visualizes crystal grains, grain boundaries, and defects in materials, enabling previously inaccessible insights into functional materials. The technique uses polarized X-rays to probe the orientation of structural domains in three dimensions.
SourcePaul Scherrer Institute·JournalNature·TypeExperimental study·DateDec 11, 2024
Scientists discover that pregnant and nursing women's intestines undergo significant changes, doubling their surface area and reorganizing villi structure. This adaptation is crucial for the health of babies and may have long-term metabolic consequences.
SourceMedical University of Vienna·JournalNature·DateDec 5, 2024
A new study reveals that the arm-like structures of mammalian brain cells, known as axons, are actually pear-shaped and not cylindrical tubes. The research team used high-pressure freezing electron microscopy to visualize the axons' structure, showing that they have a bubbly, pearl-like shape.
SourceJohns Hopkins Medicine·JournalNature Neuroscience·DateDec 2, 2024
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Researchers discovered that heart cockle shells have translucent areas with hair-thin strands that deliver specific wavelengths of light into the bivalves' tissues. This natural system filters out bad wavelengths and channels in optimal wavelengths for photosynthesis, benefiting the clams' symbiotic algae.
SourceDuke University·JournalNature Communications·TypeImaging analysis·DateDec 2, 2024
Researchers identify caveolae's role in protecting adipocytes from rupture and inflammation; this discovery opens new avenues for treating metabolic diseases like obesity. The study highlights the importance of the caveolin-1 protein in maintaining cellular integrity.
SourceCentro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (F.S.P.)·JournalNature Communications·TypeExperimental study·DateNov 28, 2024
Researchers at UVA have developed a new polymer design that decouples stiffness and stretchability, allowing materials to be both strong and flexible. The 'foldable bottlebrush polymer networks' can store extra length within their structure, enabling them to elongate up to 40 times more than standard polymers without weakening.
SourceUniversity of Virginia School of Engineering and Applied Science·JournalScience Advances·DateNov 27, 2024
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Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (M4) runs demanding GIS, imaging, and annotation workflows on the go for surveys, briefings, and lab notebooks.
Researchers sequenced tissue and plasma samples from patients with conventional CRAs to identify genetic alterations. They found that a small proportion of samples successfully detected tissue-origin variants within matched cfDNA. The study also explored the genomic characteristics and progression of cancer from CRA to CRC-I, highlight...
SourceSichuan International Medical Exchange and Promotion Association·JournalMedComm·DateNov 21, 2024
Researchers create system to manipulate cell behavior using 'crowd control' technique, enabling predictable patterns and structures. Cell density plays key role in guiding cellular development, offering potential for medical applications such as tissue engineering and organ regeneration.
SourceKeck School of Medicine of USC·JournalNature Communications·TypeExperimental study·DateNov 19, 2024
A new pterosaur species reveals key transitional changes between early and later groups, shedding light on the evolution of these flying reptiles. The complete specimen helps bridge the gap in understanding how they transformed from smaller to larger sizes.
SourceQueen Mary University of London·JournalCurrent Biology·DateNov 18, 2024
A new mathematical model of prostate cancer has been developed, revealing key findings on genetic changes and tumour growth. The study shows that strong genetic changes are necessary for aggressive tumours to develop early in the course of tumour development.
SourceUniversity of Cologne·JournalCell Systems·TypeExperimental study·DateNov 14, 2024
A new PACT system offers rapid imaging of living organisms, enabling the tracking of whole-body dynamics and disease progression. The system achieves spatial resolution of approximately 212 micrometers and enables the visualization of oxygen saturation across complex biological systems.
SourcePohang University of Science & Technology (POSTECH)·JournalLaser & Photonics Review·DateNov 10, 2024
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A team of biomedical engineers from the University of Melbourne has developed a groundbreaking 3D printing system that can fabricate complex human tissues in just seconds. This technology significantly improves the potential to predict and develop new pharmaceutical therapies, reducing the need for animal testing.
SourceUniversity of Melbourne·JournalNature·TypeExperimental study·DateOct 31, 2024
Researchers have developed a production method for a nanofibrous cellulose matrix, replacing non-renewable industrial materials with environmentally friendly alternatives. The new method has potential biomedical applications due to its biocompatibility properties.
SourceKaunas University of Technology·JournalJournal of Biomedical Materials Research·DateOct 30, 2024
Collymer is a regenerative collagen polymeric biomaterial designed for various medical applications. It can be engineered into materials with different shapes and properties to address unmet clinical needs in wound care, tissue reconstruction, aesthetics, orthopedics, and therapeutic cell delivery.
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A new type of cationic epoxy photoresist exhibits greater sensitivity to two-photon laser exposure, enabling fast writing speeds and fine features. The material was developed by a research team led by Professor Cuifang Kuang, who achieved lithography speeds of 100 mm/s and resolution of 170 nm.
SourceCactus Communications·JournalAdvanced Functional Materials·TypeExperimental study·DateOct 30, 2024
Aston University researcher has developed a new technique harnessing Orbital Angular Momentum (OAM) light to improve imaging and data transmission through skin and biological tissues. The OAM-based approach shows unmatched sensitivity and accuracy, paving the way for non-invasive medical diagnostics and imaging.
SourceAston University·JournalLight Science & Applications·TypeExperimental study·DateOct 25, 2024
A team from UNIGE analyzed the formation of grooves in dog noses using 3D imaging and computer simulations. They found that differential growth of skin tissue layers leads to the formation of domes, supported by blood vessels.
SourceUniversité de Genève·JournalCurrent Biology·TypeNews article·DateOct 22, 2024