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Author: Peter Tarr

CSHL team identifies enzyme that is an important regulator of aggressive breast cancer development

6/30/2011

Researchers at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) have identified an enzyme, PTPN23, that appears to be a significant regulator of breast cancer. Read the story »

CSHL structural biologists reveal novel drug binding site in NMDA receptor subunit

6/16/2011

Researchers create detailed blueprint of the allosteric site where phenylethanolamines bind to the receptor for future neurological treatments Read the story »

One experiment: A cellular battleground in lung cancer

6/11/2011

The lab of Assistant Professor Raffaella Sordella works on why certain tumors resistant to targeted therapy and what mechanisms lead to metastasis. Read the story »

Autism study validates importance of spontaneous causal mutations and sheds new light on gender skew

6/8/2011

A clinically extensive study of 1000 families with one autistic child and one unaffected sibling has validated a controversial theory. Read the story »

<em>Incurable</em>’s remarkable book party

Incurable’s remarkable book party

5/25/2011

Incurable: A Life After Diagnosis, from CSHL Press, follows trustee Charlie Harris's thoughts post-cancer diagnosis. Read the story »

CSHL structural biologists reveal molecular architecture of key NMDA receptor subunit

4/26/2011

Structure of GluN2D subunit when docked with certain neurotransmitters helps explain the receptor's slow deactivation. Read the story »

With new method, CSHL team is able to infer how tumors evolve and spread

3/11/2011

Researchers find that cancerous tumors evolve in short, sudden bursts, rather than gradually. Read the story »

Video: CSHL Professor Fritz Henn discusses the challenge of tracing depression’s circuitry

2/24/2011

CSHL Professor Fritz Henn, M.D., Ph.D., discusses in the accompanying video interview the challenge of finding the mechanisms underlying depression. Read the story »

Neuroscientists find overlooked brain area is an important locus of depression

2/24/2011

The lateral habenula is hyperactive in rat models of human depression Read the story »

CSHL is part of international team that sequences the ‘chocolate’ genome

1/14/2011

Researchers succeeded in producing a draft genome of a cacao tree variety whose beans yield the world’s finest chocolate. Read the story »

Neuroscientists at CSHL show in unprecedented detail how cortical nerve cells form synapses with neighbors

12/22/2010

Researchers observe synapse validation, which helps in developing brain make connections with one another. Read the story »

Optical technique reveals unexpected complexity in mammalian olfactory coding

10/18/2010

A team co-led by neuroscientists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) has shed light—literally—on circuitry underlying the olfactory system. Read the story »

New twists in double helix discovery story are uncovered

9/29/2010

Two Watson School professors uncover new information in unread correspondence of Francis Crick. Read the story »

Rep. Israel, CSHL Pres. Stillman urge quick Congressional action to reverse judicial embryonic stem cell research ban

8/27/2010

Rep. Steve Israel (D-Huntington) this morning issued a challenge to his colleagues in Congress: immediately upon their return from summer recess. Read the story »

New mechanisms of tumor resistance to targeted therapy in lung cancer are discovered

8/18/2010

Researchers uncover how tumor cells can develop resistance to targeted therapies. Read the story »

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