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A hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy of space immunology

Buck Institute for Research on Aging
Peer-Reviewed Publication

With the advent of commercial spaceflight, an increasing number of people may be heading into space in the coming years. Flying to the moon or living on Mars could become commonplace. One of the major health risks associated with spaceflight involves the immune system; current and past astronauts report clinical issues such as respiratory illnesses and skin rashes. Researchers have put together a comprehensive guide describing a full array of science linking spaceflight and the immune system. The new subdiscipline, called Astroimmunology, is aimed at developing countermeasures to protect those exploring life off of Earth.

Journal: Nature Reviews Immunology

The Josep Carreras Institute, at the forefront of spatial biology

Josep Carreras Leukaemia Research Institute
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers Eduard Porta and Daniela Grases have just published the first practical guide on the use of Spatial Transcriptomics. Thanks to their experience, resulting from processing of more than 1,000 tissue samples in the laboratory, the Spatial Biology program at the Josep Carreras Leukemia Research Institute is now a leading expert in the use of this technology, essential for better understanding blood cancers and advancing in the development of new therapies. This is a fundamental aspect of the Josep Carreras Institute's new mission, which seeks to transform the way patients with hematologic cancer are diagnosed and treated.

Journal: Trends in Biotechnology

Epithelioid hemangioendothelioma: Rare vascular tumor mimics common hematoma

Impact Journals LLC
Peer-Reviewed Publication

BUFFALO, NY — October 16, 2025 — A new case report was published in Volume 12 of Oncoscience on October 3, 2025, titled “Epithelioid hemangioendothelioma: A rare mimicker of post-traumatic hematoma.”

Journal: Oncoscience

Congratulations to Dr. Ilana Kolodkin-Gal of the Scojen Institute for Synthetic Biology on winning a BSF-NSF research grant

Reichman University
Grant and Award Announcement

Congratulations to Dr. Ilana Kolodkin-Gal of the Scojen Institute for Synthetic Biology on winning a research grant from the BSF-NSF — a joint program of the U.S.-Israel Binational Science Foundation and the U.S. National Science Foundation that aims to promote research collaborations between Israeli and American academics.

Gene mutations increase in puppies with older fathers

University of Helsinki
Peer-Reviewed Publication

An international study shows how and when entirely new gene mutations, known as de novo mutations, originate in dogs. A key finding is that higher paternal age increases the number of de novo mutations in puppies. Maternal age also has an effect.

Journal: Genome Biology

Air pollution during pregnancy is associated with slower brain maturation in newborns

IMIM (Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute)
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The research shows that prenatal exposure to fine particles (PM2.5) is associated with slower brain maturation during the first month of life. Myelination is a key process in brain maturation, in which myelin coats neuronal connections and makes them more efficient for transmitting information. Newborns of mothers exposed to higher levels of fine airborne particles during pregnancy show slower myelination at this very early stage of life. Both a slowdown and an excessive acceleration of brain maturation can be harmful for the child.

What happens when the cell’s antenna malfunctions?

Koç University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A Koç University team led by Prof. Dr. Elif Nur Fırat Karalar has discovered how DYRK kinases regulate the cell’s “antenna,” the primary cilium. Published in Communications Biology, the study links cilia structure and stability to key cellular signaling processes, with implications for developmental, kidney, and vision-related diseases.

Journal: Communications Biology