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neuroscience, cell & molecular biology

Branching Out
Dan Cossins | Apr 1, 2013 | 2 min read
Satellites of the Golgi apparatus generate the microtubules used to grow outer dendrite branches in Drosophila neurons.
Prion-like Proteins Cause Disease
Ed Yong | Mar 3, 2013 | 3 min read
Normal proteins with regions resembling disease-causing prions are responsible for an inherited disorder that affects the brain, muscle, and bone.
Sleep Protection
Kerry Grens | Mar 1, 2013 | 2 min read
Inducing certain brain patterns extends non-REM sleep in mice.
A Root Cause of Parkinson’s
Ruth Williams | Nov 15, 2012 | 3 min read
Misfolded α-synuclein proteins promote the spread of Parkinson’s pathology in mouse brains.
Inflammation for Regeneration
Ruth Williams | Nov 8, 2012 | 3 min read
Inflammatory signals in injured zebrafish brains promote the growth of new neurons.
Exit Strategy
Hayley Dunning | Nov 1, 2012 | 2 min read
Large RNA-protein packets use a novel mechanism to escape the cell nucleus.
Growing New Neurons
Ed Yong | Oct 4, 2012 | 3 min read
Brain cells called pericytes can be reprogrammed into neurons with just two proteins, pointing to a novel way to treat neurodegenerative disorders.
Pleasant to the Touch
Sabrina Richards | Sep 1, 2012 | 9 min read
Scientists hope an understanding of nerve fibers responsive only to gentle touch will give insight into the role the sense plays in social bonding.
A Story Biological
John Coates | Sep 1, 2012 | 3 min read
Using scientific information as narrative can be a powerful way to communicate.
Next Generation: The Brain Bot
Megan Scudellari | May 29, 2012 | 3 min read
A 30-year-old technique to record the electrical activity of neurons gets a robotic makeover.
Alzheimer's Drugs Harmful?
Bob Grant | Feb 20, 2012 | 1 min read
The researcher who helped develop an Alzheimer's treatment now in clinical trials warns that the compound may actually impair memory.
Brain Proteins May Be Key to Aging
Bob Grant | Feb 8, 2012 | 1 min read
Deterioration of long-lived proteins on the surface of neuronal nuclei in the brain could lead to age-related defects in nervous function.
Sex, Deconstructed
Megan Scudellari | Feb 2, 2012 | 3 min read
Hormones in the brain control sex-specific behaviors by activating individual genetic programs.
Iron Builds a Better Brain
Ruth Williams | Jan 9, 2012 | 3 min read
Brain imaging and gene analyses in twins reveal that white matter integrity is linked to an iron homeostasis gene.
Reversing Cocaine’s Effects with Light
Ruth Williams | Dec 7, 2011 | 3 min read
Researchers use optogenetics to reverse drug-induced brain and behavioral changes.
Frank Bradke: Privy to Axon Growth
Jef Akst | Dec 1, 2011 | 3 min read
Full Professor and Senior Research Group Leader, German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases. Age: 42
Critical Connections
Karen Hopkin | Dec 1, 2011 | 9 min read
Through a series of sustained collaborations, Joshua Sanes has deciphered the molecular synergy that guides synapse formation.
Next Generation: Microfluidics for the Dish
Kerry Grens | Oct 4, 2011 | 3 min read
A new device for directing fluids is designed to deliver chemical cues directly to petri dishes without disturbing cells.
Interview: Speaking of Memory
Edyta Zielinska | Oct 1, 2011 | 4 min read
Considered a renegade by his peers, Nobel Prize-winner Eric Kandel used a simple model to probe the neural circuitry of memory.
Neurotransmitter-Regulated Immunity
Rachel Nuwer | Sep 15, 2011 | 3 min read
Nerve signals control T cell responses, helping to explain inflammation and stroke.
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