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2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine: how the immune system is kept in check
2025-10-06
Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi won the 2025 Nobel Prize for discoveries on peripheral immune tolerance and regulatory T cells (Tregs). -
Nobel Prize 2025: Who are the favorites?
2025-10-03
Profiles of the main candidates for the 2025 Nobel Prize in Medicine, Chemistry and Physics, with an educated guess about the likely winners. -
Glauce Socorro de Barros Viana: Pioneer of Neuroscience in Ceará
2025-07-24
Glauce Socorro de Barros Viana is a national reference in neuroscience, education, and research, being a pioneer in Ceará and an inspiration for women in science. Discover her journey, achievements, and impact on researcher training. -
Marcelo Gleiser: The Brazilian Physicist Awarded the Templeton Prize
2025-06-24
Marcelo Gleiser is the only Brazilian to receive the Templeton Prize, one of the world's most prestigious recognitions for scientists. Discover his journey, achievements, and impact on science and science communication. -
The Merchant, the Portal, and Time Loops: Science and Fiction in Ted Chiang
2025-06-20
Ted Chiang's short story 'The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate' explores closed timelike curves and the science of time travel, blending real physics with fiction. Inspired by Kip Thorne, Chiang discusses paradoxes, wormholes, and Novikov's self-consistency principle. -
The dire wolf is not back: what the "de-extinction" announcement really means and why the future matters more than the past
2025-06-18
In April 2025, headlines announced the supposed 'de-extinction' of the dire wolf. This post explains what was actually done, the controversy over genetic editing, and the importance of precise scientific communication. -
Early-onset cancer: the size of the problem and what we know so far
2025-06-16
In recent years, studies have shown a global increase in early-onset cancer (diagnosed before age 50), especially gastrointestinal, breast, kidney, and pancreatic tumors. The phenomenon is multifactorial, involving lifestyle changes, environmental exposures, and microbiome alterations, and represents a growing public health challenge. -
Fibromyalgia, chronic pain and the role of the gut microbiome: new findings from 2025
2025-06-12
A 2025 study published in Neuron brings new evidence about the relationship between the gut microbiome and chronic pain in fibromyalgia, showing that changes in gut bacteria may directly contribute to pain and symptoms. -
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2020–2024: Five Years of Breakthroughs
2025-06-10
A summary of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine from 2020 to 2024, highlighting discoveries that revolutionized genetics, molecular biology, and medicine, with a table of laureates and main themes. -
2024 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine: The Silent Revolution of MicroRNA
2024-10-07
The 2024 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to the American scientists Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun, for their discovery of microRNA (miRNA) and its fundamental role in post-transcriptional gene regulation. [1, 2]
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