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Seeding Solutions for Bipolar Disorder

11 new “outside-the-box” projects seek to illuminate causes, innovative treatments

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Unusual Allies: Vagus Nerve Cells Emerge as Defenders Against Flu Damage

Study finds sensory cells that detect tissue damage, irritants also rein in harmful immune responses to protect the lungs

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AI-Designed Proteins Can Boost Production of T Cells

Could help scientists develop next-generation cancer immunotherapies, vaccines

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Breathing Low-Oxygen Air Improves Parkinson’s Symptoms in Mice

Evidence that hypoxia can prevent or reverse progression suggests new way to address disease

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The Genetics of Height

A fascination with the heredity of height has led to insights about the biology of growth and disease

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Research Identifies New Ways To Supercharge Cancer Immunotherapy

Findings, based on mouse studies, could pave the way for more effective cancer treatments

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Could Lithium Explain — and Treat — Alzheimer’s Disease?

Study: Lithium loss ignites Alzheimer’s, but lithium compound can reverse disease in mice

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“The Amount and Pace of Discovery Is Breathtaking”

David Ginty explores the sense of touch

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“Having Continuity in Funding Is Important”

Dragana Rogulja’s lab is trying to understand why we need sleep

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“I'm Worried About the Future of Virology”

Grant Yang is a PhD student who studies viruses

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“Revolutionary Science Comes from Unexpected Angles”

Tom Rapoport unlocks the secrets of protein travel

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“This Will Have a Negative Effect on the Entire Drug-Development Enterprise”

Bruce Bean works to identify new treatment approaches for pain and epilepsy

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