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tag brain imaging evolution immunology
Immune Molecule Alters Cellular Makeup of Human Brain Organoids
Charles Q. Choi,
Spectrum
| Apr 17, 2023
| 4 min read
The changes may help explain the link between maternal infection and autism, though more research is needed.
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.
Mapping Tool Reveals Microglia’s Shape-Shifting Secrets
Angie Voyles Askham,
Spectrum
| Dec 14, 2022
| 4 min read
The approach could help test hypotheses about how atypical function of the brain’s immune cells contributes to autism.
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.
The Scientist
Staff
| Mar 18, 2024
Foresight
Karen Hopkin
| Jul 1, 2011
| 9 min read
Studying the earliest events in visual development, Carla Shatz has learned the importance of looking at one’s data with open eyes—and an open mind.
Book Excerpt from
When Brains Dream
Robert Stickgold and Antonio Zadra
| Dec 1, 2020
| 8 min read
Ferreting out the biological function of dreaming is a frontier in neuroscience.
The Brain’s Immune Cells Stand Sentinel Against Viral Invasion
Ashley Yeager
| Oct 1, 2020
| 4 min read
Some viruses, possibly even SARS-CoV-2, can sneak into the brain through the nose. Recent studies show that microglia are ready for them when they do.
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.
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.
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