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A Journey Into the Brain
Danielle Gerhard, PhD | Mar 22, 2024 | 10+ min read
With the help of directed evolution, scientists inch closer to developing viral vectors that can cross the human blood-brain barrier to deliver gene therapy.
National Academy Pays Tribute To 16 Science And Engineering Notables
Karen Young Kreeger | Apr 16, 1995 | 7 min read
Sixteen individuals--one woman and 15 men--from a variety of disciplines in science, engineering, and mathematics are being honored for their scientific and humanitarian achievements at the 132nd annual meeting of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS), scheduled for April 24 in Washington, D.C. Five of the 16 are already NAS members. Also taking place at the convocation will be the election of new academy members and the induction of new members elected last year (N. Sankaran, The Scientist, J
National Academy Bestows Honors On 18 Accomplished Researchers
Edward Silverman | Apr 27, 1997 | 8 min read
Eighteen accomplished researchers, including a 91-year-old endocrinologist who's known affectionately as "the George Burns of science," are being honored for their achievements at the 134th annual meeting of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS), scheduled for April 28 in Washington, D.C. They will be feted during an event that will include the election of new academy members and the induction of members elected last year (T.W. Durso, The Scientist, May 27, 1996, page 3). The academy's highes
ethics, bioethics, brain organoid, chimera, cell transplant, Q&A, report, NIH, NAS, neuroscience, Techniques, disease & medicine, immunology, psychiatric conditions
New Report Dissects Ethics of Emerging Human Brain Cell Models
Amanda Heidt | Apr 12, 2021 | 5 min read
The National Academies’ report touches on ethical issues raised by new technologies such as brain organoids and human-animal chimeras, and suggests that current regulatory oversight is sufficient.
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Myo-inositol in Human Breast Milk Improves Brain Connectivity
Charlene Lancaster, PhD | Oct 16, 2023 | 4 min read
Researchers find that the sugar myo-inositol is abundant early in lactation and increases synapse size and abundance in the developing brain.
Academy Elects 72 New Members
Maria Anderson | Jun 24, 2001 | 6 min read
Click here for additional photos of life scientists elected to the National Academy of Sciences This past May, the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) elected its new members and with the election came another round of criticisms that the NAS is elitist and gender biased, that the election process is outmoded, and that truly great scientists go unrecognized.1 Allegations aside, however, this year's election was the biggest ever--the first in which 72 members were chosen--and it signals the recog
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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.
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Leader of Sleep Science William Dement Dies
Kerry Grens | Jun 24, 2020 | 3 min read
The Stanford University researcher charted the human sleep cycle and characterized numerous sleep disorders.
Neuroscience
The Scientist Staff | Jun 21, 1992 | 2 min read
D.S. Bredt, P.M. Hwang, S.H. Snyder, "Localization of nitric oxide synthase indicating a neural role for nitric oxide," Nature, 347:768-70, 1990. Solomon Snyder (Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore): "Nitric oxide appears to be responsible for the ability of macrophages to kill tumor cells and bacteria and makes it possible for substances such as acetylcholine to cause blood vessels to dilate. Acetylcholine, acting at receptors on endothelial cells, triggers the formation of
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A New Smartphone Application Improves Memory Recall in Older Adults
Mariella Bodemeier Loayza Careaga, PhD | May 8, 2023 | 3 min read
Neuroscientists developed and tested a promising mobile app that mitigates age-related memory decline.

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