ADVERTISEMENT

404

Not Found

Is this what you were looking for?

tag grant neuroscience immunology disease medicine

3D image of a neuron cell network with a red glow representing inflammation.
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.
Histology of mouse lungs using purple and green staining on a white background. Left: a healthy lung. Right: a fibrotic lung.<br><br>
Immunotherapy Treats Fibrosis in Mice
Alejandra Manjarrez, PhD | Sep 15, 2022 | 4 min read
Researchers report that vaccination against proteins found on profibrotic cells reduced liver and lung fibrosis in laboratory rodents.
Johnson Grants Let Scientists Take Risks
Paul Kefalides | Oct 25, 1992 | 5 min read
In 1989, when Harvard University geneticist Rachael Neve sought funding to test her controversial hypothesis on Alzheimer's disease, her requests fell on deaf ears. "I had been writing a proposal to [the National Institutes of Health] for a year and a half, and it kept getting rejected," recalls Neve, who challenged the conventional wisdom in neuroscience with data indicating that the toxic protein responsible for Alzheimer's was some 60 amino acids longer than previously thought. "I applied to
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.
herpes herpesvirus ms multiple sclerosis
Type of Herpes Virus Tied to Multiple Sclerosis
Katarina Zimmer | Jan 10, 2020 | 5 min read
A study of 16,000 people suggests that human herpesvirus 6A is a risk factor for developing multiple sclerosis, reinvigorating a neglected hypothesis that the virus could be involved in triggering the disease.
Top 10 Innovations 2013
The Scientist | Dec 1, 2013 | 10+ min read
The Scientist’s annual competition uncovered a bonanza of interesting technologies that made their way onto the market and into labs this year.
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
The Scientist Staff | Nov 21, 2004 | 4 min read
Next year marks the 50th anniversary of the opening of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University.
2020 Top 10 Innovations
The Scientist | Dec 1, 2020 | 10+ min read
From a rapid molecular test for COVID-19 to tools that can characterize the antibodies produced in the plasma of patients recovering from the disease, this year’s winners reflect the research community’s shared focus in a challenging year.
Waste-Management Consultant
Megan Scudellari | Nov 1, 2013 | 9 min read
By audaciously pursuing an abandoned area of research, Ana María Cuervo discovered how cells selectively break down their waste, and revealed the health consequences when that process malfunctions.

Run a Search

ADVERTISEMENT