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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 9-Jun-2026 01:16 ET (9-Jun-2026 05:16 GMT/UTC)

Chinese Medical Journal article explores the mechanism of GADD45B in intestinalischemia/reperfusion

Chinese Medical Journals Publishing House Co., Ltd.
Peer-Reviewed Publication

This study has revealed the pro-apoptotic effect of GADD45B in intestinal ischemia/reperfusion (I/R), explored its downstream pathways and targets, and further confirmed the crucial role and molecular mechanism of epigenetics in intestinal I/R, which is helpful for deepening the understanding of intestinal I/R injury and providing important theoretical basis and key targets for the treatment of I/R injury.

Journal: Chinese Medical Journal

Reading genetic activity from living cells without destroying them

Technical University of Munich (TUM)
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Until now, studying the genetic processes in cells required destroying them - making it impossible to observe these processes over extended periods of time. A team from the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and Helmholtz Munich has developed a new method to repeatedly obtain up-to-date genetic information from living cells. In the future, this will enable better monitoring of stem cells for therapies or the effects of drugs within cells.

Journal: Nature Communications

New research brings personalized treatment for Parkinson’s disease a step closer

Vlaams Instituut voor Biotechnologie
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new study led by researchers from VIB and KU Leuven shows that Parkinson’s disease can be divided into distinct subtypes, helping explain why a single treatment does not work for all patients. Using an machine-learning-driven analysis, the team identified two main groups and five subgroups of the disease, marking an important step toward more personalized therapies. The findings were recently published in Nature Communications.

Journal: Nature Communications
Funder: Fund Generet of the King Baudouin Foundation,, VIB, KU Leuven, ERC, Research Foundation Flanders - FWO

Safeguarding children in childcare: teacher confidence key to addressing trauma

Adelaide University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

From workforce shortages to child safety concerns, Australia’s early childhood education sector is under pressure. Despite these pressures, children should never bear the consequences – particularly those who have already experienced trauma.

Journal: The Australian Educational Researcher
Funder: Open Access funding enabled and organized by CAUL and its Member Institutions. The author(s) received no financial support for the research, authorship and/or publication of this article.

Gerald Joyce elected to American Philosophical Society

Salk Institute
Grant and Award Announcement

Salk Institute President Gerald Joyce, MD, PhD, has been elected to the American Philosophical Society. Founded in 1743 by Benjamin Franklin, the American Philosophical Society is the oldest learned society in the United States.

New research links prenatal chemical exposure to chromosomal abnormalities in adult sperm

George Mason University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Environmental health epidemiologist Melissa Perry and collaborators report new human evidence that prenatal and childhood exposure to persistent environmental chemicals may influence sperm chromosomal integrity decades later.

Journal: Environmental Health

Why are mountain forests in Mexico and Central America hotspots for oak trees? New study led by The Morton Arboretum shows most definitive answer yet

The Morton Arboretum
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The mountains of Mexico and Central America harbor some of the greatest biodiversity of oak trees worldwide, and a landmark study conducted by The Morton Arboretum with U.S. and Mexican collaborators provides the most definitive answer to date as to why.

Journal: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Cognitive decline and household firearm storage among older adults

JAMA Network
Peer-Reviewed Publication

About The Study: This study found that unsecure firearm storage was more common among those with subjective cognitive decline than among those without, although this observation may be driven by differences in storage status by sex, age, veteran status, and presence of children in the home. Existing clinical guidance recommends assessing firearm access and promoting secure storage for patients with cognitive symptoms; the results of this study suggest these recommendations are not yet reflected in household practices.

Journal: JAMA Internal Medicine

How plants make copies of themselves – key gene identified in model plant

Hiroshima University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A Hiroshima-University-led research team has discovered a key gene responsible for the initiation of gemma development, acting as a "master switch" to start asexual reproduction (cloning) in the model plant Marchantia polymorpha (common liverwort).

Journal: Current Biology
Funder: Takeda Science Foundation, Foundation of Kinoshita Memorial Enterprise, Naito Foundation, Sumitomo Foundation, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council, Leverhulme Trust, Isaac Newton Trust, Herschel Smith Fund

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