Building Models of the Brain to Take Them Apart December 5, 2023 Computational neuroscientist probes how the brain learns, remembers, and decides
New Clues Into the Head-Scratching Mystery of Itch November 22, 2023 Researchers identify common microbe as previously unknown culprit behind itch
Annual Awards Propel Basic Discoveries Into Clinic November 15, 2023 The Blavatnik Therapeutics Challenge Awards aim to harness fundamental insights into new treatments
What Human Diseases Can Teach Us About the Immune System November 14, 2023 Jennifer Oyler-Yaniv is studying cancer to understand general principles of the immune system
The Health and Economic Toll of Gun Violence in Youth November 6, 2023 Study details the physical, mental, and financial toll of gunshot injuries and deaths in children
Some Benefits of Exercise Stem from the Immune System November 3, 2023 Activated by exercise, immune cells in the muscles fend off inflammation, enhance endurance
One Punch Isn’t Enough to Overcome a Common Cancer Mutation November 2, 2023 Study finds blocking second molecule could lead to better treatments
Pursuing Three Gene Therapies for Rare Inherited Disease October 19, 2023 Researchers hope at least one will treat progressive blindness caused by Usher syndrome type 1F
An AI Tool That Can Help Forecast Viral Outbreaks October 11, 2023 EVEscape predicts future viral mutations, new variants using evolutionary, biological information
How the Gut Finishes Healing Itself October 11, 2023 Understanding how organs wrap up self-repair could lead to safer regenerative therapies
Strep Molecule Illuminates Cancer Immune Therapies October 6, 2023 Molecule also could help explain origins of certain enigmatic autoimmune diseases
How the Heart Starts Beating September 27, 2023 Researchers discover that heart cells in developing zebrafish start beating suddenly and all at once
