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If the immune system is the body’s police force, regulatory T cells are its internal affairs division.Image credit:© The Nobel Committee for Physiology or Medicine. Ill. Mattias KarlénThe 2025 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine was awarded to Shimon Sakaguchi, an immunologist at Osaka University; Fred Ramsdell, an immunologist at Sonoma Biotherapeutics; and Mary Brunkow, a molecular biologist at the Institute for Systems Biology, for their work in identifying and defining regulatory T cells (Tregs). The immune system acts like a police force for the body, identifying external and internal threats against the body’s cells. If the patrol officers of…

New funding signals growing seriousness in pet longevity science as the field sharpens its claws on translational potential. The Cat Health Company (TCHC) has announced it has raised $1.2 million in a SAFE round led by Portfolia’s Active Aging & Longevity Fund II, joined by 100 Plus Capital, Alex Zhavoronkov, Early Game Ventures (follow-on), and a syndicated angel SPV. The company says the financing will accelerate its clinical research, expand its team and advance its therapeutic pipeline for feline healthspan extension – or, more simply, help cats live longer, healthier lives. Encouraging interim data from ongoing clinical studies appear to…

Martyn Drake was educated at Sedbergh School in Cumbria, read medicine at Christ Church, Oxford, and completed his clinical studies at the Radcliffe Infirmary. Lifelong self-discipline and a wiry fitness saw him through to his 91st year.A boxing blue, he captained the clinical school rugby and cricket teams and produced the hospital pantomime in the days when consultants would, secretly, be offended if they were not gently teased or impersonated by the students. After house jobs he spent nine months as a ship’s doctor on a cruise …

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SupplySide Global 2025, taking place from Oct. 28 to 30 in Las Vegas, will once again bring together professionals from across the supplement industry. While much of the activity centers around the booths on the show floor, the receptions, panel discussions and social gatherings offer opportunities for connection and conversation off the show floor. With so much going on, here are some highlights. Networking & community buildingFor those seeking to build new relationships or strengthen existing ones, SupplySide Global provides multiple opportunities for intentional and energizing connections.On Tuesday, Oct. 28, from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m., the WIN Awards + Gender…

Credit: JDawnInk /Getty Images The growing use of GLP-1 receptor agonists may affect cancer patients’ care because the drugs can influence results from FDG PET-CT scans, according to new research presented this week at the 38th Annual Congress of the European Association of Nuclear Medicine (EANM’25). These drugs mimic the natural GLP-1 hormone to reduce appetite, delay gastric emptying, and regulate blood sugar levels. GLP-1 receptor agonists are now widely prescribed for individuals with type 2 diabetes and weight loss, with a 700% increase in usage reported in the United States between 2019 and 2023. Approximately 13% of U.S. adults…

Checkerspot and global biopharmaceutical producer Huvepharma reveal they have joined forces to produce and commercialize a high sn-2 palmitate algal oil — a precision-fermented alternative to palm-derived nutritional oils that is a structured form of palmitic acid positioned at the middle (sn-2) site of glycerol, which mirrors the triglyceride structures found in human milk fat.According to the companies, this configuration represents a major step forward in the formulation of next-generation infant formulas and advanced nutrition products.“Checkerspot’s breakthrough high sn-2 palmitate algal oil is a leap forward for infant nutrition, both in terms of nutritional quality and environmental impact,” says Kiril…

Sometimes you need a little pick-me-up, and these energy balls can do just that. Highly-rated with four- and five-star reviews, these tasty and nutritious bites are loved by EatingWell readers and make the perfect snack. Recipes like our Key Lime Pie Energy Balls and our Almond Joy-Inspired Energy Balls are so delicious, you’ll keep coming back for more. Love any of these recipes? Join MyRecipes to save, search and organize your EatingWell recipes all in one place. It’s free! Key Lime Pie Energy Balls Photographer: Victor Protasio, Food Stylist: Chelsea Zimmer, Prop Stylist: Hannah Grennwood. These Key lime energy balls are a…

Costco’s fall lineup features ready-to-bake comfort meals like chicken pot pie and stuffed peppers that taste homemade but save hours. Easy sides and mains—like sheet-pan vegetables, cod fillets and ravioli—make cozy weeknight dinners quicker and healthier. Seasonal favorites such as Irish beef stew and pumpkin pie bring all the comforting fall flavors with almost no prep required. Fall is finally here, which means temperatures are cooling down enough for me to start making my favorite comfort foods—like soups and casseroles. But between work and two kids, I don’t always have time to make them all from scratch. Thankfully, autumn also…

Exploring biology in its native environment is perhaps the ideal scenario for generating better hypotheses about the cellular interactions that influence—and drive—healthy and diseased states, especially in the fields of oncology and neuroscience. The emergence of spatial biology technologies is catalyzing the new insights, permitting 3D transcriptomic and proteomic studies that fill in the spaces in data already accumulated from non-spatial omic applications. A range of spatial biology tools are available that use thin or thick tissue sections, or punch out select regions of interest for in-depth characterization of FFPE, frozen, or fresh-frozen tissue. The choice of tool depends on…