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Aug 15
Aug 15 Stopping Cancer's Spread

Jennifer Michalowski
Feature, Case Western Reserve University

With a deeper understanding of cancer biology, researchers are developing new ways to deal with metastatic disease.

Full story at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine’s Medicus magazine

Aug 14
Aug 14 Protein Droplets Keep Neurons at the Ready and Immune System in Balance

Jennifer Michalowski
News, Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Some proteins can find one another in crowded spaces and coalesce into droplets­­ like oil in water. How does this keep cellular functions on track?

Full story at Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Aug 2
Aug 2 Are Migraine and Seizure Related?

Jennifer Michalowski
Q&A, BrainFacts

Migraine attacks and epileptic seizures may originate from similar disruptions in brain activity.

Full story at BrainFacts

Jul 18
Jul 18 Do Fidget Spinners Help Kids Focus?

Jennifer Michalowski
Q&A, BrainFacts

No one had tested the claim that fidget spinners improve concentration in children with ADHD, so child psychologist Paulo Graziano set up a study to find out if it was true.

Full story at BrainFacts

Jul 12
Jul 12 Genetics Reveal Which Patients Will Have Cognitive Benefits From Antipsychotic Medications

Jennifer Michalowski
News, Brain & Behavior Research Foundation

The cognitive symptoms of schizophrenia are often the most debilitating and difficult to treat. Genetic findings could enable a more personalized approach to managing them.

Jun 27
Jun 27 Interactive Parent-Child Therapy Reduced Depression Symptoms in Very Young Children

Jennifer Michalowski
News, Brain & Behavior Research Foundation

Children between the ages of three and seven who have been diagnosed with depression benefit from parent-child therapy with an emphasis on emotional development.

Full story at Brain & Behavior Research Foundation

Jun 26
Jun 26 Schizophrenia-Linked Genes Leave Developing Brains Vulnerable During Complicated Pregnancies

Jennifer Michalowski
News, Brain & Behavior Research Foundation

Schizophrenia is uncommon even among people who inherit many schizophrenia-associated genetic variants—unless their mothers experienced serious complications during pregnancy.

Full story at Brain & Behavior Research Foundation

Jun 22
Jun 22 How Does Parental Separation Affect a Child's Brain?

Jennifer Michalowski
Q&A, BrainFacts

Pediatrics and neuroscience professor Charles Nelson discusses changes he and his colleagues have observed in the brains of children who spent time in Romanian orphanages.

June 2018. Full story at BrainFacts

May 23
May 23 HHMI Investigator Profiles

Jennifer Michalowski
Profile, Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Profiles of five investigators appointed to the Howard Hughes Medical Institute in 2018.

Full profiles at Howard Hughes Medical Institute

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