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3-Jun-2026

Newfound ‘switchboard’ helps the brain form new memories without forgetting older ones

NYU Langone Health / NYU Grossman School of Medicine
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The brain may reuse some cells to store many different memories without mixing them up with or erasing older memories, a new study in mice suggests. Led by NYU Langone Health researchers, the study revealed that about one in four memory cells in a brain area called the hippocampus acts as a shared “hub” that links incoming and outgoing signals

Journal

Nature

3-Jun-2026

 

New step toward programmable chemistry may help reduce drug side effects

University of California - San Diego
Peer-Reviewed Publication

 

Drug delivery and diagnostic imaging often lack specificity, but a new “TRACE” method lets specially‑caged compounds stay inert until a target cell’s enzymes quickly remove the cage, potentially allowing for more precise drug delivery and sharper diagnostic imaging.

Journal

Nature Chemical Biology

3-Jun-2026

 

Research addresses barriers to success for antibody-based therapies for solid head, neck and pancreatic tumors

Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A recent paper in Nature Biotechnology examines problems and solutions for antibody-based therapies for solid pancreatic cancers and tumors of the head and neck.  

Journal

Nature Biotechnology

3-Jun-2026

 

It may not just be what’s in ultra-processed foods, but how they’re made

Tufts University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers found that people who ate more ultra-processed foods had worse health outcomes, even after accounting for the overall nutritional quality of the foods, suggesting that the processing of foods itself may play an independent role in driving those risks.

Journal

American Journal of Public Health

3-Jun-2026

 

Faster chemical reactions made faster by tiny droplets

Purdue University

Purdue researchers have developed a novel mass spectrometry system that uses tiny, fast-moving droplets to dramatically speed up chemical reactions without heat or catalysts. This platform enables rapid analysis and synthesis using minimal sample preparation, accelerating important discoveries, such as life-saving drugs, while reducing resource use.

Journal

Journal of the American Chemical Society