EurekAlert! News by Subject: Biology - Home

Biology

Updates every hour. Last Updated: 8-Jun-2026 03:16 ET (8-Jun-2026 07:16 GMT/UTC)

New research identifies linked energy, immune and vascular changes in ME/CFS

Macquarie University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A Macquarie University–led study has identified coordinated abnormalities in cellular energy, immune function and blood vessel reactivity in people with ME/CFS, shedding new light on the condition’s underlying biology

Journal: Cell Reports Medicine
Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council, Cancer Council NSW

Paleontologists find first fossil bee nests made inside fossil bones

Florida Museum of Natural History
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Paleontologists working in a cave on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola have discovered the first-known instance of ancient bees nesting inside pre-existing fossil cavities.

Journal: Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences

Study links seabird nesting to shark turf wars in Hawai‘i

University of Hawaii at Manoa
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new study reveals a critical link between seasonal seabird nesting and the movements of top marine predators in the remote Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. The research found that the annual summer arrival of fledgling seabirds at French Frigate Shoals concentrates tiger sharks in specific areas, forcing other species, including gray reef and Galapagos sharks, to drastically shift their own habitat use to avoid predation and competition.

Journal: Ecosphere
Funder: National Marine Sanctuary Program

Scientists identify first non-coding gene that controls cell size

The Hospital for Sick Children
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new study reveals how a previously unexplored gene in the non-coding genome helps regulate cell size, a discovery that could open new avenues for treating conditions like cancer and anemia.

Journal: Nature Communications

University of Houston researchers identify new target to counteract muscle wasting in pancreatic cancer

University of Houston
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers at the University of Houston are pushing the boundaries of biomedical innovation with a discovery that could transform treatment for cancer-induced cachexia, a debilitating syndrome characterized by the progressive loss of skeletal muscle mass.

Journal: EMBO Molecular Medicine

Scientists ID potential way to prevent brain injuries from triggering Alzheimer's

University of Virginia Health System
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers have uncovered how and why traumatic brain injury raises the risk for Alzheimer’s disease, and the discovery suggests a potential way to prevent that increased risk.

Funder: U.S. Department of Defense, Alzheimer's Association, Owens Family Foundation, Harrison Family Foundation, Rick Sharp Foundation

The Intimate Animal, a new book from Kinsey Institute Executive Director Dr. Justin Garcia

Kinsey Institute
Book Announcement

Why do we love who we love? Why do some relationships endure while others fall apart? In The Intimate Animal: The Science of Sex, Fidelity, and Why We Live and Die for Love, Kinsey Institute Executive Director Dr. Justin R. Garcia presents a bold new scientific framework for understanding the roots of human intimacy that all our lives depend on.

Cell membrane fluctuations produce electricity

PNAS Nexus
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers develop a theoretical framework that shows how living cell membranes can generate electricity from molecular fluctuations.

Journal: PNAS Nexus

‘Tubuloids’ offer a realistic platform for modeling chronic kidney disease

Institute of Science Tokyo
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A human ‘tubuloid’ model captures the slow progression of chronic kidney disease (CKD), addressing key limitations of animal and stem-cell models. Researchers from Institute of Science Tokyo grew 3D tubuloid structures from adult patient kidney cells and exposed them to the chemotherapy drug cisplatin to replicate key features of CKD: DNA damage, cellular senescence, inflammation, and fibrosis. This realistic platform provides a new way to develop and test treatments for a condition affecting millions globally.

Journal: Advanced Healthcare Materials
Funder: Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Uehara Memorial Foundation, MSD Life Science Foundation, Takeda Science Foundation, Bayer Yakuhin, Ltd., Kato Memorial Bioscience Foundation, The Waksman Foundation of Japan, Inc., Pharmacodynamics Research Society, Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development