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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

2-Jun-2026

Gladstone launches Center for PhAIge Therapy to harness AI in the fight against drug-resistant infections

Gladstone Institutes
Grant and Award Announcement

Gladstone Institutes has received an initial award of $2 million from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), with additional funding of up to a total of $10 million available over the proposed 5-year project period. This grant will establish the Center for PhAIge Therapy, a research center that will develop new phage-based treatments for antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections.