Paola Arlotta seeks to understand the complex symphony of brain development in vitro by using organoid models.

To understand how memories are formed and maintained, neuroscientists travel far beyond the cell body in search of answers.

The COVID-19 pandemic is still with us. Biomedical innovation has rallied to address that pressing concern while continuing to tackle broader research challenges.

Researchers are using souped-up mass spectrometry to localize proteins within brain cells.

Glial cells were once considered neurons’ supporting actors, but new methods and model organisms are revealing their true importance in brain function.

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.

Neuroscientists are automating neural imaging and recording, allowing them to monitor increasingly large swaths of the brain in living, behaving animals.
 

The Scientist’s annual competition uncovered a bonanza of interesting technologies that made their way onto the market and into labs this year.

Nucleic acid aptamers and protein scaffolds could change the way researchers study biological processes and treat disease.

Optical techniques for monitoring action potentials