Secret Signals: How the Body Repairs, Reacts, and Reflects

This week’s episode of YBJM Science News tackles two important parts of our bodies: skin and brain. From immune cells to lysosomes to brain networks and more, join co-hosts Majo and Hanna as they break down recent Yale-affiliated biological and biomedical research. Papers featured in this episode: Skin Injury May Bring on Food Allergies https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/skin-injury-may-bring-on-food-allergies/ Skin damage signals mediate allergic sensitization to spatially unlinked antigen https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciimmunol.adn0688 Neutrophils in the Immune System Help Build Healthy Skin https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/neutrophils-in-the-immune-system-help-build-healthy-skin/?utm_source=YaleToday&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=YT_YaleToday-Students_4-7-2025 Matrix-producing neutrophils populate and shield the skin https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-08741-5 Damaged Cell ‘Trash Cans’ May Contribute to Parkinson’s Disease https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/damaged-cell-trash-cans-may-contribute-to-parkinsons-disease/ The bridge-like lipid transport protein VPS13C/PARK23 mediates ER-lysosome contacts following lysosome damage https://www.nature.com/articles/s41556-025-01653-6 Understanding the Transition from Early to Chronic Psychosis https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/understanding-the-transition-from-early-to-chronic-psychosis/ Connectome-based predictive modeling of early and chronic psychosis symptoms https://www.nature.com/articles/s41386-025-02064-9