Iron tug-of-war: How a fungus builds its fortress against the immune system A study led by a global research consortium offers new hope for patients with mycetoma, a neglected tropical disease. Researchers using an insect model and transcriptome analysis have unraveled the mechanism of iron regulation between host tissue and the mycetoma grain, a fungal mass characteristic of the disease.
https://phys.org/news/2025-06-....iron-war-fungus-fort

Nanobody hitchhikers boost immunotherapy potency in cancer treatment Researchers led by John T. Wilson, Vanderbilt University associate professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering and biomedical engineering, have developed a new approach using a molecularly designed nanobody platform that seeks to make immunotherapy more effective in the treatment of cancer.
https://phys.org/news/2025-06-....nanobody-hitchhikers

The 'pivot penalty': Exploring career risks for researchers who don't stay in their own lane In 2020, Yian Yin teamed up with economists at Northwestern University to look at the impact of researchers who had shifted their focus to study the COVID pandemic. He saw that these researchers faced a "pivot penalty"—their COVID-related work received less attention than previous contributions in their old field—and the greater the pivot, the worse the penalty.
https://phys.org/news/2025-06-....pivot-penalty-explor

Research advances precision dairy care with AI-powered tools As the dairy industry increasingly adopts automation with the use of sensors and robotics, researchers at Texas A&M AgriLife are helping producers harness this evolving technology to help optimize production and improve the health and well-being of dairy cattle.
https://phys.org/news/2025-06-....advances-precision-d

A creative, collaborative and sustainable approach to pub crawls could safeguard the British tradition Pubs could safeguard their future by creating more collaborative and sustainable pub crawls, according to research by the University of York.
https://phys.org/news/2025-06-....creative-collaborati