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Colonizing tumors with engineered bacteria may allow researchers to target sites currently inaccessible to radionuclide therapy.

Low levels of the clotting factor HSP47 protect the sleeping giants from blood clots, and the same may be possible for humans and other mammals.

Urinary tract infections leave permanent epigenetic marks in the mouse bladder epithelium, reprogramming its response to subsequent infections, a study finds.

Immune cells and pain neurons form complex partnerships to protect our bodies from pathogens, new research reveals.

Aging cells with weakened gene regulation spuriously transcribe RNAs, but their impact on health and longevity still needs to be examined.

A battery that charges itself in salty fluids starves tumors of oxygen, helping improve some drugs treat cancer, a study finds.

Modification on a high-resolution fluorescent microscopy technique allow researchers to track the precise movements of motor proteins. 

Self-contained synthetic E. coli resistant to viral infection could prove invaluable to the biotechnology industry by increasing product consistency and reducing safety concerns. 

SARS-CoV-2 infection triggers structural changes in the host cell’s DNA, which provide a molecular explanation for long COVID, a new study suggests. 

The effect appears to be mediated by a gut-secreted peptide that signals to neurons in the brain that modulate the response to mechanical vibrations.

The authors claim that by preventing the formation of senescent cells, the protein could delay aging, but experts are skeptical.

The opportunistic pathogen Klebsiella aerogenes degrades estradiol and induces depressive-like behavior in mice, a study finds.

A study deepens the scientific understanding of how androgens influence breast tissue, which may offer clues to treating breast cancer. 

Regulatory T cells in the colon travel to muscles to promote wound healing in mice, raising questions about how antibiotics may impact injury recovery.

The findings could help researchers understand why some individuals are more vulnerable to deadly Chagas disease.

A hormone naturally induced by alcohol consumption accelerates the recovery of mice after binge drinking by activating neurons involved in arousal and alertness.

By combining two innovative approaches, researchers can now sequence the full spectrum of mutational differences between individual cells’ genomes.

Cohesin mutations cause dysregulations in alternative splicing, contributing to tumor initiation and progression, a study finds. 

Machine learning can be harnessed to synthesize artificial light-bearing enzymes that actually work in cells.