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The next evolution of AI begins with ours

11/25/2024

How do innate abilities get passed down? Cold Spring Harbor neuroscientists have devised a solution that could lead to faster artificial intelligence. Read the story »

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Vitamin K supplement slows prostate cancer in mice

10/24/2024

The finding from CSHL Professor Lloyd Trotman and his team sets the stage for pilot studies in human prostate cancer patients. Read the story »

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Putting out a brain on fire

10/17/2024

CSHL Professor Hiro Furukawa sheds new light on anti-NMDAR encephalitis, a rare autoimmune disorder that may be misdiagnosed as schizophrenia. Read the story »

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Corn’s ‘missing link’

8/7/2024

CSHL researchers have discovered a biological mechanism that may explain how corn spread so rapidly across the Americas 4,000 years ago. Read the story »

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Every rose has its thorns … or does it?

8/1/2024

CSHL biologists have found a way to remove prickles from plants genetically. Their discovery could change the way we think about evolution in general. Read the story »

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A link between breast changes and . . . UTIs?

5/2/2024

CSHL breast cancer researchers, led by Associate Professor Camila dos Santos, made a surprise discovery while investigating urinary tract infections. Read the story »

Why some RNA drugs work better than others

3/6/2024

CSHL’s Justin Kinney and Spinraza inventor Adrian Krainer tested the newly approved SMA treatment, risdiplam, and another RNA therapeutic, branaplam. Read the story »

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Pancreatic cancer lives on mucus

2/28/2024

Mucus is not just snot. CSHL scientists have discovered some pancreatic cancer cells depend on it. The finding may open a new therapeutic avenue. Read the story »

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Chronic stress spreads cancer … here’s how

2/22/2024

CSHL researchers have discovered a new link between chronic stress and cancer metastasis, providing a possible path forward for new treatments. Read the story »

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The fountain of youth is … a T cell?

1/24/2024

CSHL's Corina Amor Vegas discovers that CAR T cells can act as a “living” drug, causing young mice to age more slowly and old mice to rejuvenate. Read the story »

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Holy immunity! Bat genes key against COVID, cancer

10/16/2023

Rapid evolution has streamlined bats’ immune systems. This may explain why they’re resistant to cancer and viruses like Ebola or COVID-19. Read the story »

These worms have rhythm

9/5/2023

Observing gene expression in real time, CSHL scientists identified four molecules the C. elegans worm relies on to set the tempo of its development. Read the story »

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Once rhabdomyosarcoma, now muscle

8/28/2023

“Every successful medicine has its origin story,” says CSHL’s Christopher Vakoc. “And research like this is the soil from which new drugs are born.” Read the story »

How plants pass down genetic memories