Author: Charlotte Hu

New brain research could change how concussions are treated

October 13, 2019

Blood vessel damage seems to be more widespread than nerve damage in patients with traumatic brain injuries.

Coffee day quiz

Did you know that caffeine is a drug? On international coffee day, explore the chemistry of the infamous drink with our short science quiz.

Mice, like humans, fidget when deep in thought

September 24, 2019

Mice seemed to fidget while making decisions, prompting neuroscientists to think more about the connection between movement and cognition.

Peter Koo wants to understand how machines learn biology

September 20, 2019

Dr. Peter Koo joins the CSHL faculty as an assistant professor. His focus is on exploring how artificial intelligence integrates with biology and genomics.

Quiz gone viral

Since the Hershey and Chase experiment, scientists have expanded their understanding of viruses. Measure your viral knowledge with our science quiz!

The world of Brianna Bibel, The Bumbling Biochemist

September 17, 2019

Brianna Bibel, a third-year graduate student at WSBS, is making ripples in the science community through her social media presence.

Overcoming resistance in pancreatic cancer

September 9, 2019

Controlling pancreatic tumor proliferation by targeting malignancy-specific resistance pathways in response to AKT and MAPK blockade.

New brain map could improve AI algorithms for machine vision

August 20, 2019

A revised view of the primate visual system may serve as a future reference for understanding how vision works in humans.

How a lab and its model animals changed science

August 13, 2019

The natural history of science at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory through the lens of animal research.

Understanding pregnancy’s effects on breast cancer risk

August 13, 2019

CSHL researchers authored a review in the journal Cell covering the landscape of breast cancer research.

Creature feature quiz

Animals have been the muses behind major scientific breakthroughs for ages. See how much you know about the living organisms sharing the Earth with us.

Of mice and model organisms

July 31, 2019

An in-depth look at how veterinarians at CSHL help take care of the various organisms that help researchers answer fundamental biological questions.

There’s more to smell than meets the nose

July 22, 2019

Neuroscience researchers work to figure out our brains process smells, including what features are essential to identifying and separating odors.

Quantifying how the brain smells

July 22, 2019

Neuroscience researchers at CSHL are trying to figure out how the brain processes smells and what features of odors are important in that process.

Sugars that coat proteins are a possible drug target for pancreatitis

June 20, 2019

CA19-9, a complex sugar structure coating proteins, represents a possible drug target for treatment of pancreatitis and prevention of pancreatic cancer.

Special fibroblasts help pancreatic cancer cells evade immune detection

June 13, 2019

Researchers found a specific type of cancer-associated fibroblast interacts with the immune system to help pancreatic cancer cells stay under the radar.

Cryo-EM illuminates intricate designs of noroviruses

June 11, 2019

Researchers reconstruct four different strains of the food-poisoning causing norovirus using the groundbreaking cryo-electron microscope.

Norovirus structures could help develop treatments for food poisoning

June 11, 2019

Researchers at CSHL used cryo-EM to reconstruct the structures of four different strains of human noroviruses, which cause food poisoning.

Interview with a neuroscientist

May 31, 2019

CSHL Professor Bo Li’s lab studies the biology behind mental disorders. Learn more about how Li’s work is changing the way we think about mental health.

Brain, interrupted

Let us pick your brain with some neuroscience trivia.