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Mar 14
Mar 14 Marine snail inspires design of new insulin

Jennifer Michalowski
News, University of Utah

A new fast-acting insulin inspired by the venom of fish-hunting snails could help people with diabetes better control their blood sugar.

Full story at University of Utah

Mar 8
Mar 8 Parental control

Jennifer Michalowski
News, University of Utah

An unusual form of genomic imprinting gives moms and dads different influence over the chemical messengers that control mood and behavior.

Full story at University of Utah

Feb 28
Feb 28 Developing better targeted cancer therapies

Jennifer Michalowski
Briefs, University of Utah

Deepening knowledge of the ways tumors grow and spread is moving cancer treatment beyond traditional, toxic chemotherapies.

Full story at University of Utah

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

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