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Journals Biology Newsletter for 2026-08-27 ( 7 items )  
A Swiss Army knife for cells (10)
BAVARIA, Germany, Aug. 26 -- The Friedrich-Alexander-Universitat posted the following news release: * * * A Swiss Army knife for cells * #Researchers at FAU combine chemistry and cell biology into an innovative tool for biomedical research A key that only fits the lock when exposed to light - and even has additional tools at its disposal: Researchers at Friedrich-Alexander-Universitat Erlangen-Nurnberg (FAU) involved in an interdisciplinary chemical-biological study have developed a versatile inhibitor. The molecular Swiss Army knife can b more PR

CHD Scientists Call for Retraction of Danish Study Claiming Aluminum in Vaccines Is 'Safe' (10)
FRANKLIN LAKES, New Jersey, Aug. 27 -- Children's Health Defense, an organization that says it restores and protects the health of children by eliminating exposures to environmental toxins, issued the following news: * * * CHD Scientists Call for Retraction of Danish Study Claiming Aluminum in Vaccines Is 'Safe' The controversial 2025 Danish study claimed to find no link between aluminum in childhood vaccines and 50 negative health outcomes, including autism, asthma and autoimmune disorders. However, a new peer-reviewed article by Children's more PR

CMU Researchers Use AI To Explore How Alzheimer's Changes Brain Cells (10)
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Aug. 25 -- Carnegie Mellon University posted the following news: * * * CMU Researchers Use AI To Explore How Alzheimer's Changes Brain Cells * In brain cells affected by Alzheimer's disease, DNA is physically arranged differently inside the cell -a change linked to differences in which genes are active, according to research led by Carnegie Mellon University. The findings, published in the journal Science, offer new insight into how changes in the arrangement of DNA may contribute to the disease, the most common ca more PR

FDA Approves Daraxonrasib for Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer Following Landmark Clinical Trial Led by Dana-Farber (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 26 [Category: BizHospital] -- The Dana-Farber Cancer Institute issued the following news release: * * * FDA Approves Daraxonrasib for Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer Following Landmark Clinical Trial Led by Dana-Farber * #Daraxonrasib is the first approved RAS-targeted therapy in pancreatic cancer #Approval based primarily on Dana-Farber-led RASolute 302 trial showing daraxonrasib nearly doubled median overall survival versus chemotherapy The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved daraxonrasib, an or more PR

King's College London: Researchers Map the Development and Behavior of B Cells in Melanoma (10)
LONDON, England, Aug. 26 (TNSjou) -- King's College London issued the following news: * * * Researchers map the development and behaviour of B cells in melanoma Researchers have created one of the most detailed maps to date of how white blood cells called B cells develop and behave inside melanoma tumours, a type of skin cancer. The study, led by King's College London and published in the Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research, provides new insights into how B cells develop, organise and interact within the melanoma tumour micro more PR

The ASAM Weekly for August 25, 2026 (10)
ROCKVILLE, Maryland, Aug. 26 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Society of Addiction Medicine posted the following news release: * * * The ASAM Weekly for August 25, 2026 * ASAM Weekly -August 25 #Healing is an Act of Communion By Jessica Gregg, MD, PhD, FASAM Contributing Editor When my son was very young and crying with a fever or because he was afraid of things that might be hiding in the dark, I'd hold him close and murmur comforting nonsense, things like "Hey, hubba bubba," or "Oh, sweet potato." My son is grown now and no l more PR

University of New South Wales: What Happens When We Move Turtle Nests Into the Shade (10)
SYDNEY, Australia, Aug. 26 (TNSjou) -- The University of New South Wales posted the following news: * * * What happens when we move turtle nests into the shade? Tom Melville Conservationists are increasingly moving turtle nests out of harm's way to protect them from rising tides and temperatures. We're learning that there might be unintended consequences. A turtle hatchling's fate hinges on where its mother lays her eggs. Too close to the tide line and the waves might wash them all away. The further up the beach she lays her eggs means a more PR