Desire on the Couch is a thought-provoking exhibition coming to San Francisco January 28th. Co-organized by the California Institute of Integral Studies and the Kinsey Institute, the exhibition makes its debut during the American Psychoanalytic Association's annual meeting. Tracing a century-long struggle over how sexuality is measured, medicalized, and experienced, visitors are invited to explore rarely-seen letters, photographs, and archival materials that reveal how ideas about sexuality and desire have long been argued over, resisted, and reimagined.

Cancer immunotherapy has revolutionized cancer care, yet most patients still fail to respond. A new study reveals how cancer cells package the immune-suppressing protein PD-L1 into tiny extracellular vesicles, undermining immunotherapy’s effectiveness. Remarkably, the researchers identify a common class of cholesterol-lowering drugs—statins—as powerful inhibitors of this process. By uncovering a hidden mechanism of immune resistance and a readily available way to block it, the study opens new avenues for improving cancer immunotherapy outcomes.