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2024 Breakthrough Prizes in Life Sciences
Danielle Gerhard, PhD
| Sep 14, 2023
| 10 min read
This year’s Breakthrough Prizes honor advances in CAR T cancer therapies, cystic fibrosis, and Parkinson’s disease.
Mutant T Cells That Drive Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Progression May React To a Brain Antigen
Nele Haelterman, PhD
| Aug 8, 2022
| 4 min read
Scientists discovered a possibly autoreactive T cell population that forecasts and supports disease progression.
Engineering the Microbiome: CRISPR Leads the Way
Mariella Bodemeier Loayza Careaga, PhD
| Mar 15, 2024
| 10+ min read
Scientists have genetically modified isolated microbes for decades. Now, using CRISPR, they intend to target entire microbiomes.
A Chronic Itch: Burrowing Beneath the Skin
Brian S. Kim, MD
| Sep 8, 2023
| 9 min read
We have barely scratched the surface of itch science and what it indicates about our health.
New Insight into Brain Inflammation Inspires New Hope for Epilepsy Treatment
Deanna MacNeil, PhD
| Jun 1, 2023
| 2 min read
Clinicians and researchers teamed up to investigate how inappropriate proinflammatory mechanisms contribute to the pathogenesis of drug-refractory epilepsy.
T Cells and Neurons Talk to Each Other
Ashley Yeager
| Oct 1, 2020
| 10+ min read
Conversations between the immune and central nervous systems are proving to be essential for the healthy social behavior, learning, and memory.
Eat Yourself to Live: Autophagy’s Role in Health and Disease
Vikramjit Lahiri and Daniel J. Klionsky
| Mar 1, 2018
| 10+ min read
New details of the molecular process by which our cells consume themselves point to therapeutic potential.
Alternative Medicines
The Scientist
| Jul 1, 2012
| 10+ min read
As nonconventional medical treatments become increasingly mainstream, we take a look at the science behind some of the most popular.
Contributors
The Scientist
Staff
| Aug 1, 2011
| 2 min read
Meet some of the people featured in the August 2011 issue of
The Scientist
.
Immune System Maintains Brain Health
Amanda B. Keener
| Nov 1, 2016
| 10+ min read
Once thought only to attack neurons, immune cells turn out to be vital for central nervous system function.
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