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Sep 25
Sep 25 New Tool Simultaneously Measures Chemical and Electrical Brain Signals

Jennifer Michalowski
News, MIT

Study reveals an unexpectedly complex relationship between two kinds of brain signals that are disrupted in patients with Parkinson's disease.

Full story at MIT’s McGovern Institute

Sep 15
Sep 15 Reward and Punishment Take Similar Paths in the Brain

Jennifer Michalowski
News, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

A motivation-processing center in the brain is important for learning to seek pleasure and avoid pain.

Full story at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Sep 15
Sep 15 Trial to Evaluate Potential Anti-Metastasis Compound

Jennifer Michalowski
News, National Cancer Institute

NCI trial will evaluate the safety of metarrestin, a compound that laboratory studies suggest may stop the metastasis of many types of cancer.

Full story at National Cancer Institute

Sep 14
Sep 14 Immune Cells Sculpt Circuits in the Brain

Jennifer Michalowski
News, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Immune cells called microglia direct neurons to modify their own connectivity in response to sensory cues.

Full story at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Sep 10
Sep 10 Undergraduate Research Sparks Curiosity and Connections

Jennifer Michalowski
National Cancer Institute

Yale biologist Brandon Ogbunu recalls the time he spent studying gene regulation in Susan Gottesman’s lab at NCI.

Full story at National Cancer Institute

Sep 10
Sep 10 Trial Will Evaluate Chemotherapy-Sparing Treatment for Kaposi Sarcoma

Jennifer Michalowski
News, National Cancer Institute

Experimental treatment is designed to target Kaposi sarcoma tumors as well as to counter the immune-dampening effects of the virus that causes them.

Full story at National Cancer Institute

Sep 9
Sep 9 Stress, Sleep, and Immunity

Jennifer Michalowski
News, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Neuronal connections that keep you awake in times of stress also induce immune changes that weaken the body’s defenses.

Full story at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Aug 31
Aug 31 Extinction for Reef-Building Corals, Renewal for Softer-Bodied Relatives

Jennifer Michalowski
News, Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History

Changes in ocean chemistry and temperature have had a dramatic effect on the evolution of corals and sea anemones through deep time.

Full story at Smithsonian

Aug 25
Aug 25 Experimental Compound Blocks SARS-CoV-2’s Ability to Infect and Kill Cells in the Lab

Jennifer Michalowski
News, National Cancer Institute

A potential therapy for COVID-19 binds to a viral enzyme that SARS-CoV-2 requires for replication.

Full story at National Cancer Institute

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