Targeting ‘hidden pocket’ for treatment of stroke and seizure 1/18/2019 Researchers have identified a hidden molecular “pocket” in a special neuron receptor, which could lead to better treatments for stroke and seizures. Read the story »
Austin’s Purpose donates $10k to neuroscience research 1/18/2019 Epilepsy research-supporting organization Austin’s Purpose makes a donation to continue key neuroscience research in Professor Hiro Furukawa’s lab. Read the story »
How key brain receptor works in hostile conditions 5/9/2018 A structural variation enables a key brain receptor to function in a hostile environment Read the story »
Portrait of a Neuroscience Powerhouse 4/27/2018 A relatively small neuroscience group at CSHL is having an outsized impact on a dynamic and highly competitive field Read the story »
Can we understand memories at the molecular level? 3/13/2017 Memories may seem intangible, but many scientists are working to figure out how they are physically stored in the brain. To achieve this, we’ll need. Read the story »
New art supplies for visualizing tiny machines in the brain 3/1/2017 An unusual, but beautiful sight can be found among the figures of a recent scientific paper about some of the tiny machines in our brain: watercolor. Read the story »
Austin’s Purpose raises $10,000 for Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Neuroscience 1/4/2017 Austin’s Purpose presented CSHL Hiro Furukawa with a donation to continue NMDA research. Read the story »
Detailed images of NMDA receptor show how zinc and a potential drug affect its function 12/1/2016 Drugs precisely targeting portions of the NMDA receptor may have applications in Alzheimer’s, depression and schizophrenia. Read the story »
First structural views of the NMDA receptor in action will aid drug development 5/17/2016 Structural biologists at CSHL and HHMI, have obtained snapshots of the activation of an important type of brain-cell receptor. Watch the video »
First structural views of the NMDA receptor in action will aid drug development 5/2/2016 Structural biologists obtained snapshots of the activation of an important type of brain-cell receptor. Read the story »
Scientific inspiration with third-year student Annabel Romero Hernandez 9/1/2015 Graduate student Annabel Romero Hernandez spent 244 days portraying the world around her on a very small scale. Read the story »
Unprecedented detail of intact neuronal receptor offers blueprint for drug developers 5/29/2014 NMDA receptor malfunction is implicated in Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, depression, schizophrenia, autism, and stroke Read the story »
Unprecedented structural insights reveal how NMDA receptors can be blocked, to limit neurotoxicity 1/22/2014 Structural biologists have obtained important scientific results likely to advance efforts to develop new drugs targeting NMDA receptors in the brain Read the story »
Israel and Lavine select CSHL to announce initiative to make NY center of Alzheimer’s research 6/20/2013 Congressman Israel and Assemblyman Lavine select Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory to announce initiative to make NY the center of Alzheimer's research Read the story »
One experiment: Capturing a drug in its binding pocket 6/1/2013 Erkan Karakas, a post-doc in Hiro Furukawa's lab, finds an elusive binding pocket that could help in the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases. Read the story »