How the Body Copes With Airway Closure March 6, 2024 Study in mice reveals gasping reflex triggered by cells in the lungs when the airway is restricted
How Does the Brain Make Decisions? February 21, 2024 Mouse study provides insights into communication between neurons during decision-making
How the Brain’s Compass Guides the Body February 7, 2024 A study in fruit flies reveals how the brain’s compass and steering regions make course corrections
What Happens in the Brain While Daydreaming? December 13, 2023 Observations in mice hint at role of daydreams in remodeling the brain
Building Models of the Brain to Take Them Apart December 5, 2023 Computational neuroscientist probes how the brain learns, remembers, and decides
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
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 Variants October 11, 2023 EVEscape predicts future viral mutations, new variants using evolutionary, biological information
How the Heart Starts Beating September 27, 2023 Researchers discover that heart cells in developing zebrafish start beating suddenly and all at once
HMS Researcher to Lead $104 Million Federal Project Tackling Antibiotic Resistance September 27, 2023 Effort aims to develop technology to transform diagnosis, treatment of bacterial infections
Scientists Discover Previously Unknown Way Cells Break Down Proteins August 24, 2023 The mechanism degrades short-lived proteins that support brain and immune functions
How Neurons Grow Comfortable in Their Own Skin August 23, 2023 Sensory neurons develop customized nerve endings based on cues from the skin, study in mice suggests
