1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (819+ words) Skin is the body’s first line of defense and its most resilient mechanical shield, stretched, compressed, and sheared thousands of times a day without failing. Yet the cellular machinery that allows this outer organ to continuously remodel itself under physical…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (357+ words) Medicine has long aimed to deliver the right therapeutic signals to the right tissue at the right moment. New University of Oregon research suggests that regenerative outcomes may hinge not only on which growth factors are delivered, but also on…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (174+ words) Posted by Susan Mackem, on 16 July 2026 Patel and Mackem (2025) PNAS. Dual Bmp-negative feedback loops modulate function of both AER and ZPA to buffer and constrain postaxial digit number. 122: e2427249122. doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2427249122 Zhu et al. (2022) Dev Cell. Sonic hedgehog is not…...

3+ mon, 1+ day ago   (635+ words) Around 1000 BC in ancient Egypt, Tabaket - en - Mut, the daughter of a priest, perhaps never imagined that the wooden prosthetic she wore after losing her big toe would become a witness to medical history 3000 years later. Image source: Official website…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (150+ words) Beyond murine models, initial experiments using human mucosal tissue samples suggest conservation of STAT5 tetramer-dependent niche cell biology. This translational aspect enhances the relevance of the findings, paving the way for clinical exploration of STAT5-targeted therapies in human inflammatory and degenerative…...

6+ mon, 4+ day ago   (795+ words) For 11 days in late summer 2025, Aleksey Maro found himself in the Ugandan rainforest, doing whatever he could to collect chimpanzee urine. "The most consistent, predictable time is in the morning, just like people, the first thing they do when they…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago   (141+ words) A Paradigm Shift in Neuroscience: The Unexpected Complexity of the Ctenophore Aboral Organ Reveals Insights into Early Brain Evolution The path forward involves dissecting the molecular underpinnings governing AO cell function and elucidating how these cells contribute to ctenophore behavior....

6+ mon, 2+ week ago   (587+ words) Scientists have identified a new type of visual cell in deep-sea fish that combines the shape and structure of rods with the molecular "machinery" and genes of cones. This hybrid cell type, adapted to vision in dim, low-light conditions, was…...

6+ mon, 3+ week ago   (1264+ words) A groundbreaking study published in Nature Communications is reshaping our understanding of brain development during preadolescence, shedding light on how deviations in the maturation of dorsal association tracts not only influence current cognitive performance but also predict future psychopathological outcomes....

6+ mon, 3+ week ago   (937+ words) In a groundbreaking cross-disciplinary study, researchers from the University of Pisa, alongside collaborators from Belgium and other international institutions, have unveiled striking insights into the sexual behaviors of bonobos, our closest living primate relatives. Utilizing high-resolution, frame-by-frame video analysis of…...