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Dec 2025
New research reveals a hidden source of cellular bioelectricity
Many biological processes are regulated by electricity-from nerve impulses to heartbeats to the movement of molecules in and out of cells.
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Dec 2025
Hidden kinase state enables rapid and repeated protein phosphorylation
Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have characterized a hidden intermediate state at the center of Src kinase function. This hidden state allows the kinase to repeatedly modify its target, without needing to release and reattach to the target each time.
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Dec 2025
Mitochondria shift toward the cell edge in response to glucose
Unlike our organs, cell organelles such as mitochondria are not fixed in place, but when, where, how, and why organelles move remain unclear.
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Dec 2025
Declining religious participation linked to rising deaths of despair
A decline in religious participation among middle-aged, less educated white Americans may have played a role in the widely noted increases in "deaths of despair," a new study finds.
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Dec 2025
Genes influence the gut microbiome beyond the individual
The gut microbiome - made up of trillions of microbes in the digestive tract - is vital for digestion and overall health. Diet and medication shape these microbial ecosystems, but the contribution of genetics has been more difficult to ascertain.
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Dec 2025
New open-source tool maps gene regulation networks in cancer
University of Navarra (Spain) researchers have developed RNACOREX, a new open-source software capable of identifying gene regulation networks with applications in cancer survival analysis.
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Dec 2025
New CPRIT awards expand cancer prevention and treatment research in South Texas
UT Health San Antonio, the academic health center of The University of Texas at San Antonio (UT San Antonio), received nearly $3 million in new academic and prevention awards as part of the latest funding round announced by the Cancer Prevention Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT).
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Dec 2025
New grant supports research into drug-induced brain toxicity
Important FDA-approved drugs to treat HIV and cancer can save lives, but they come with their own risks. Some drugs used clinically are known to cause neurological side effects in up to half of patients, ranging from confusion and memory problems to permanent nerve damage.
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Dec 2025
New AI model brings precision medicine to multiple myeloma care
C. Ola Landgren, M.D., Ph.D., received HealthTree Foundation's prestigious 2025 Innovation Award for his work in developing CORAL, a new research tool that leverages AI to predict individual outcomes and guide treatment decisions in patients with multiple myeloma.
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Dec 2025
Mpox clade Ib transmitted in a healthcare setting outside Africa
Mpox is a viral disease usually transmitted from animals to humans and symptoms include fever and skin rashes. In 2023, a new variant of monkeypox virus (MPXV), called clade Ib, emerged in Kamituga in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
