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tag pathogen immunology culture neuroscience
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.
The Year in Pathogens
Molly Sharlach
| Dec 28, 2014
| 4 min read
Ebola, MERS, and enterovirus D68; polio eradication efforts; new regulations on potentially dangerous research
Inflammation in Brain’s Immune Cells Triggers Depressive Behavior in Mice
Dan Robitzski
| Nov 17, 2022
| 5 min read
In stressful conditions, specialized protein complexes in microglia induce neurotoxic activity in astrocytes that leads to the change in behavior.
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.
Exosomes Make Their Debut in Plant Research
Amanda Keener
| Feb 1, 2019
| 10+ min read
A growing branch of research on how plants use exosomes to interact with their environment is opening up a new field of plant biology.
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.
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.
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.
Resolving Chronic Pain
Claudia Sommer and Frank Birklein
| Jan 1, 2012
| 10+ min read
The body’s own mechanism for dispersing the inflammatory reaction might lead to new treatments for chronic pain.
Mapping Brain Proteins
Devika G. Bansal
| Feb 1, 2018
| 7 min read
Researchers are using souped-up mass spectrometry to localize proteins within brain cells.
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