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Author: Jennifer Michalowski

Problems with depth perception caused by too many cells

12/7/2020

Chandelier cells should decrease in number as animals develop. If too many remain, brain systems may not work properly. Read the story »

Birds of a feather <em>do</em> flock together

Birds of a feather do flock together

11/17/2020

Researchers found a genetic mechanism for how brand new species acquire distinct traits. Read the story »

How does the brain process fear?

11/3/2020

Though fear memories are made in the amygdala, a structure deep in the brain, lots of other brain structures participate. Read the story »

Giving the immune system a double boost against cancer

10/30/2020

Immunotherapy enhances the body’s own defenses to kill cancer. A new regimen may increase the utility of these types of drugs. Read the story »

How to figure out what you don’t know

10/26/2020

Sometimes, what seems like a good way to understand the world turns out to be wrong. A new machine learning tool lets scientists find better answers. Read the story »

AI learns to trace neuronal pathways

9/28/2020

A picture of the brain’s rich interconnections is emerging with the help of ever more accurate computer-aided approaches. Read the story »

Reward and punishment take similar paths in the mouse brain

9/15/2020

One brain structure is involved with both positive and negative reinforcement types of learning. Read the story »

Immune cells sculpt circuits in the brain

9/14/2020

Immune cells play an unexpected role in fine-tuning the brain’s neural circuits. Read the story »

Stress, sleep, and immunity

9/9/2020

Researchers found the brain circuit that connects stress-induced insomnia and the immune system in mice. Read the story »

ENCODE3: Interpreting the human and mouse genomes

7/29/2020

Researchers report on 900,000 regulatory elements in our genomes that could influence our health. Read the story »

The first mouse model of human pancreas cancer subtypes

7/23/2020

CSHL researchers discovered how slow-growing pancreatic tumors can switch into a more deadly sub-type. Read the story »

How to map brain connections using DNA barcodes

7/14/2020

A new technique labels brain cells with short snippets of DNA to trace many neuronal connections at a time. Read the story »

Blocking cholesterol storage could stop growth of pancreatic tumors

7/7/2020

Interfering with the way pancreatic cancer cells process and store cholesterol can stop a tumor from growing. Read the story »

New evidence for how blood clots may form in very ill COVID-19 patients

6/29/2020

The amount of NETs in COVID-19 patients’ blood vessels correlates with the severity of their disease. Read the story »

How chandelier cells light up the brain

6/18/2020

Until now, chandelier cells were largely enigmatic, but new technology makes them accessible to researchers. Read the story »

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