A research team at Saitama University has discovered that calmodulin-binding peptide (CBP) can switch between two distinct target proteins depending on the surrounding metal-ion environment. Specifically, CBP binds calmodulin in the presence of calcium ions but recognizes human midkine in the presence of sodium ions. By combining surface plasmon resonance experiments with AlphaFold 3 structural prediction, the team uncovered a previously unrecognized mechanism of ion-dependent molecular recognition by a naturally occurring peptide. This finding opens new possibilities for peptide-based molecular recognition, diagnostic technologies, and drug discovery.

Indefinite lenalidomide maintenance has long been standard care for standard-risk newly diagnosed multiple myeloma patients not undergoing stem cell transplants, despite little evidence to guide the optimal duration of treatment. The ECOG-ACRIN ENDURANCE trial, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, found more toxicity with no survival benefit from continuing maintenance beyond 2 years, providing evidence to change clinical practice.  

Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have discovered a new way in which T cells attack acute myeloid leukemia (AML) cells, which may help explain why AML is particularly sensitive to immune-based treatments and could guide the development of future cancer immunotherapies.

 New data on breastfeeding initiation across the U.S. reveal broad geographic patterns as well as local factors that can inform targeted public health interventions. The study by Tony Grubesic from the University of California Riverside and colleagues was published July 15, 2026, in the open-access journal PLOS Global Public Health.

BUFFALO, NY — July 15, 2026 — A new case report was published in Volume 13 of Oncoscience on May 22, 2026, titled “Cervical angioleiomyoma: A rare tumor behind persistent menorrhagia and pelvic pain.”

Texas A&M University researchers use a naturally occurring gut chemical to heal the brain after traumatic injury, making post traumatic seizures rarer and harder to trigger while pointing toward a future where epilepsy may be prevented before it begins

Using computational tools, researchers from the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center and the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine have developed a method to predict which patients with a primary liver cancer called hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) would most benefit from combination treatment using immunotherapy and a targeted therapy that blocks the growth signals that the tumor depends on. The work, supported in part by the National Institutes of Health, was published online July 14 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.