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## Peripheral Immune Tolerance Research Wins Nobel Prize

Mary Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell, and Shimon Sakaguchi won this year’s Physiology or Medicine Nobel Prize for their discoveries concerning a mechanism that prevents the immune system from harming the body.

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## Bacteria-Treated Insects Could Help Halt Disease Spread

### Margarita Burns: When Lime and the Sun Don’t Blend Smoothly

### Postdoc Portrait: Jessica Bradshaw

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### How Psychedelics Affect the Brain: What We Know, and What We Think We Know

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### Could Non-Invasive Colon Cancer Screening Replace Colonoscopies?

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### Ants Can Ferment Milk to Make Yogurt. But How?

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### Deep Visual Proteomics Reveals Path to Treat a Deadly Skin Disease

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### Mass Spectrometry Reveals Protein Subcellular Localization

Niki Spahich, PhD | | 3 min read

Proper protein localization in a cell is vital for function. A method to spatially map proteins in cells could lead to new insights into health and disease.

### Psilocybin Treats Chronic Pain and Depression in Mice

Shelby Bradford, PhD | | 3 min read

Non-opioid, psychoactive compounds could offer relief for patients experiencing long-term pain and psychiatric conditions.

### A Spatial Map Offers a Route to Better Cancer Treatment

Aparna Nathan, PhD | | 3 min read

Researchers hope imaging-based mass spectrometry can be a clinical diagnostic tool for cancer.

### Grapevine Bacteria May Remove Smoky Taste from Wine

Andrea Lius, PhD | | 3 min read

Wildfire smoke can leave behind an ashy taste in wine called smoke taint. Bacteria that live on grapevines could degrade the main chemical behind this flavor.

### Postdoc Portrait: Omodara Obisesan

The Scientist | | 3 min read

This postdoc’s fascination with invisible forces grew into research that connects atmospheric physics with agriculture and food security.

### What Are Senescent Cells?

Laura Tran, PhD | | 2 min read

These “zombie” cells are damaged yet refuse to die. Instead, they linger in the body, infect healthy cells, and can contribute to age-related decline.

### Bat Droppings Reveal Clues About the Viruses They Carry

Laura Tran, PhD | | 2 min read

Bats pollinate plants and control insects but also transmit diseases to humans. Researchers investigate ways to prevent viral spread.

### Postdoc Portrait: Madhu Sudhana Saddala

The Scientist | | 3 min read

With a passion for systems biology and multi-omics integration, this postdoc is turning datasets into narratives that uncover hidden mechanisms of disease.

### Live Cell Shape Tracking Offers a Direct View into Developmental Dynamics

Andrea Lius, PhD | | 4 min read

Gene expression snapshots paint an incomplete picture of development. By tracking cell shape changes in live tissues, scientists may fill in the missing pieces.

### Novel Cancer Therapies Can Arise from Seemingly Unrelated Research

Andrea Lius, PhD | | 4 min read

Researchers found inspiration for recent breakthroughs in cancer therapy from unexpected things, such as vitamin precursors, sound, and the menstrual cycle.

### Medication Use Associated with Gut Microbiome Changes Years Later

Jennifer Tsang, PhD | | 4 min read

Profiles of more than 2,500 people’s gut microbiomes revealed that the longer people took certain drugs, the larger the effect on their microbiome.

### What Causes the Pins and Needles Sensation?

Shelby Bradford, PhD | | 3 min read

Lost and then recovered blood supply when limbs get compressed causes nerves to go haywire.

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