Building blocks of life discovered in Bennu asteroid rewrite origin story
On Feb. 9, 2026, researchers at Penn State reported that amino acids, the building blocks necessary for life,…
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Biology | Diagnostics | Disease | Oncology | Therapeutics
New research uncovers critical DNA repair mechanism during cell division
On Jan. 8, 2026, a major advance in cell biology has revealed how our cells safeguard their genetic…
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Detailed cell map unlocks secrets of how reproductive organs form
On Dec. 17, 2025, new research has mapped the cell types that specialise to form reproductive organs in…
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Artificial Intelligence | Biology | Diagnostics | Disease | Medicine | Pharmaceutical | Therapeutics
MIT scientists debut a generative AI model that could create molecules addressing hard-to-treat diseases
On Nov. 25, 2025, a team of Massachusetts Institute of Technology scientists reported that AI model BoltzGen generates…
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Biology | Cardiology | Diagnostics | Disease | Environmental | EPA | Neurology | Non-Profit Research | WHO | Women's Health
Nearly 9 in 10 air pollution deaths are from noncommunicable diseases
On. Oct. 23, 2025, Air pollution continues to exacerbate global health, including noncommunicable diseases and dementia, according to…
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NASA’s Mars Rover Discovered Potential Biosignature
On Sept. 10, 2025, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announced that a sample collected by NASA’s…
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Stealthy Spacecraft Bacteria Can Play Dead to Survive
On Sept. 4, 2025, a University of Houston lead team announced research showing that a bacterial species found…
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Biology | Diagnostics | Disease | Medicine | Therapeutics
Most U.S. adults have hearts older than their actual age
On Jul. 30, 2025, a study led by Northwestern Medicine shows that most U.S. adults have a “heart…
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Neural anticipation of virtual infection triggers an immune response
On Jul. 28, 2025, a study published in Nature Neuroscience shows that potential contact with approaching infectious avatars,…
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Biology | Disease | Neurology | Therapeutics
How B Vitamins Can Affect Brain and Heart Health
On Jul. 23, 2025, research at Tufts and elsewhere has revealed the eight essential nutrients that make up…
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New genetic analysis predicts risk of adult obesity from childhood
On Jul. 21, 2025, new research led by the Universities of Copenhagen and Bristol shows analysing genes at…
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Large-scale DNA study maps 37,000 years of disease history
On Jul. 9, 2025, a research team led by Eske Willerslev, professor at the University of Copenhagen and…
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Ancient organisms locked toxic poison away in their cells to survive dangerous environmental changes, study finds
On Jul. 1, 2025, an international team of researchers led by by the Université de Poitiers and Cardiff…
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World Microbiome Day Celebrated
On Jun. 27, 2025, today is World Microbiome Day and the Microbiota Vault, together with all participating Local…
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Replicating Real-Life Blood Vessels to Cure Vascular Disease
On May, 26, 2025, researchers in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Texas A&M University announced they have…
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New strain of bacteria found on China’s Tiangong space station
On May 17, 2025, Chinese scientists announced they have discovered a new microbe that developed on board the…
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Biology | Diagnostics | Disease | FDA | Medical Device | Neurology | Therapeutics
FDA clears first blood test for Alzheimer’s detection
On May 16, 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has cleared Fujirebio Diagnostics’ blood test to diagnose…
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Biology | Chemistry | Environmental | EPA | FDA | Marine Science | Medicine | Pharmaceutical
Antibiotics from human use are contaminating rivers worldwide, study shows
On May 9, 2025, a McGill University led team of researchers announced a study that shows an estimated…
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Microbe that infests hospitals can digest medical-grade plastic ― a first
On May 8, 2025, A strain of bacterium that often causes infections in hospital can break down plastic,…
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Dangerous fungal spores can surf the stratosphere—and survive
On May 7, 2025, scientists reported that they have captured fungal spores cruising in the inhospitable environment of…
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Century-old genetics mystery of Mendel’s peas finally solved
On Apr. 23, 2025, a team of researchers led by the John Innes Centre (JIC) in Norwich, UK,…
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Biology | Dentistry | Disease | Environmental | Therapeutics
“Milestones in Fluoride” Cartoon Illustrating the Facts behind Natural Mineral Published
On Mar. 24, 2025, LifeScienceHistory.com published the cartoon “Milestones in Fluoride” illustrating the facts behind the naturally occurring…
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NASA’s Asteroid Bennu Sample Reveals Mix of Life’s Ingredients
On Jan. 29, 2025, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) reported that studies of rock and dust…
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Scientists create world’s first fully-3D printed microscope in under three hours
On Jan. 17, 2025, scientists at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow announced they have created the world’s…
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Super microscope showed nanoscale biological process for the first time
On Nov. 12, 2024, researchers led by Nico Sommerdijk from Radboud university medical center in Nijmegen (Netherlands) announced…
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Biology | Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Genomics | Oncology
How ecDNA Fuels Cancer by Breaking the Laws of Biology
On Nov. 6, 2024, a trio of new studies with funding from Cancer Grand Challenges revealed the unfair advantage…
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Onions served at McDonald’s likely source of E. coli outbreak
On Oct. 30, 2024, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) reported that fresh, slivered onions served on…
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More cases reported in E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounders
On Oct. 25, 2024, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported illnesses have been reported in…
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Biology | Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Disease | Medicine | Neurology | Non-Profit Research | Therapeutics
landmark UT Health San Antonio study found genetic risk-factor overlap between Alzheimer’s disease, and dementias
On Sept. 17, 2024, in landmark research, scientists at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San…
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Biology | Biotechnology | Chemistry | Diagnostics | Environmental | Therapeutics | USDA
FPF study Detected 3,600 Packaging Chemicals in the Human Body
On Sept. 17, 2024, a team of researchers from the Food Packaging Forum announced that a peer-reviewed scientific…
