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Feb 8
Feb 8 Drug halts immune reactions to save damaged lungs

Jennifer Michalowski
News, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Disulfiram prevents the immune system from producing the toxic webs that are thought to drive respiratory distress in patients with life-threatening lung injuries.

Full story at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Feb 4
Feb 4 A new approach to curbing cocaine use

Jennifer Michalowski
News, MIT

Activating a specific acetylcholine receptor in the brain reduces cocaine use in rodents.

Full story at MIT’s McGovern Institute

Feb 3
Feb 3 Assessing connections in the brain’s reading network

Jennifer Michalowski
News, MIT

A large neuroimaging study has turned up surprisingly few links between white matter structure and reading ability.

Full story at MIT’s McGovern Institute

Jan 31
Jan 31 Studying elderly animals

Jennifer Michalowski
Feature, Simons Foundation

Studies of aging are complicated by animals’ physical and cognitive decline and increased variability between individuals.

Full story at the Simons Foundation

Jan 10
Jan 10 The craving state

Jennifer Michalowski
Feature, MIT

Neuroscientists hope to solve the problem of addiction by defining the brain changes that fuel cravings.

Full story at MIT’s McGovern Institute

Jan 5
Jan 5 Demystifying viruses

Jennifer Michalowski
Briefs, University of Utah

Researchers at U of U Health are revealing unexpected aspects of viral biology and pointing toward new strategies for combatting infection.

Full story at University of Utah

Dec 28
Dec 28 Alpha variant evolved to evade immune system

Jennifer Michalowski
News, UCSF

The first SARS-CoV-2 variant of concern produces more immune-suppressing protein than its predecessor.

Full story at UCSF

Dec 27
Dec 27 Pioneering the future: innovation

Jennifer Michalowski
Briefs, University of Utah

Scientists at U of U Health are addressing difficult problems in unconventional ways.

Full story at University of Utah

Dec 16
Dec 16 The search for ways to intervene in Alzheimer’s disease

Jennifer Michalowski
Q&A, BrainFacts

Research on the genetic and molecular basis of Alzheimer’s disease steers the search for treatments.

Full story at BrainFacts

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