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Jul 20
Jul 20 Conversations Boost Brain Development

Jennifer Michalowski
News, MIT

Engaging children in more conversation may be all it takes to strengthen language processing networks in their brains.

Full story at MIT’s McGovern Institute

Jun 30
Jun 30 Squishy, Stealthy Neural Probes

Jennifer Michalowski
News, MIT

New implantable devices transform and soften to match the mechanical properties of the brain.

Full story at MIT’s McGovern Institute

Jun 29
Jun 29 Immune Cells Promote Cancer Metastasis in Young Mice

Jennifer Michalowski
News, National Cancer Institute

Animal findings may help explain why breast cancer is often aggressive when it is diagnosed in young women.

Full story at National Cancer Institute

Jun 28
Jun 28 Molecular Clocks Offer New Insight into Aging

Jennifer Michalowski
Feature, Simons Foundation

Epigenetic clocks capture aging processes at the molecular level. Now, researchers grapple with how they work and what they mean.

Full story at Simons Foundation

Jun 23
Jun 23 In-Depth Understanding of Disease

Jennifer Michalowski
University of Utah

Researchers are digging deep into the origins of disease to pave the way to clearer diagnoses, better treatments, and prevention.

Full story at University of Utah

Jun 10
Jun 10 Studying the Pre-Adolescent Brain

Jennifer Michalowski
News, University of Utah

MRI scans of thousands of children’s brains will help researchers investigate how childhood experiences influence development and impact behavior.

Full story at University of Utah

Jun 10
Jun 10 Exploring the Unknown

Jennifer Michalowski
Feature, MIT

Molecular tools developed in Ed Boyden’s lab at MIT are opening new frontiers in brain research.

Full story at MIT’s McGovern Institute

May 13
May 13 In Aging Worms, a Window Into Cognitive Decline

Jennifer Michalowski
Feature, Simons Foundation

As worms age, their memory deteriorates, just as it does in humans.

Full story at Simons Foundation

May 13
May 13 Discovering DNA Secrets

Jennifer Michalowski
University of Utah

Creative approaches to analyzing genome sequences are leading to new knowledge about human health.

Full story at University of Utah

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