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Time Traveling Mini-Brains on a Mission to Conquer Space

Iris Kulbatski, PhD | Jun 1, 2023 | 5 min read

Alysson Muotri launched brain organoids into outer space and found that microgravity enriches our understanding of brain development and disease.

Infographic showing how scientists hack the locust brain to identify the unique odor signatures of oral cancers

Infographic: Scents and Sense-Abilities

Iris Kulbatski, PhD | Jun 1, 2023 | 1 min read

Scientists hack the locust brain to identify the unique odor signatures of oral cancers.

Immune Cells and ALS: A Balance Between Life and Death

The Scientist’s Creative Services Team | 1 min read

Understanding the role of immune cells in neurodegeneration may help scientists develop new diagnostic, prognostic, and treatment tools.

Infographic showing how CITE-seq detects protein and gene expression in the same cell

Infographic: Capturing a More Complete Picture of Expression

Deanna MacNeil, PhD | Jun 1, 2023 | 1 min read

CITE-seq draws upon the unbiased nature of single-cell RNA sequencing to gather new insights about protein and gene expression within the same cell.

Like many animals, field mice (<em >Apodemus agrarius</em>) fight to protect their territories.

Mouse Brain Cells Activate When They Witness a Fight

Mariella Bodemeier Loayza Careaga, PhD | Jun 1, 2023 | 2 min read

A subset of hypothalamic neurons mirrors aggression in mice, challenging previous views on the location and functional role of these cells.

Neuronal network with electrical activity of neuron cells in 3D

How Do Neurons Work?

Jennifer Zieba, PhD | 6 min read

Neurons transmit information through the body via chemical signals and electrical impulses.

3D image of a neuron cell network with a red glow representing inflammation.

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.

Colorful dots, representing small pieces of plastic, on a blue background

Nanoplastic Ingestion Causes Neurological Deficits

Shelby Bradford, PhD | May 31, 2023 | 3 min read

Small plastic particulates can induce inflammatory responses in the gut and brain, but removing them reverses this damage.

The Scientist Speaks - The Fight Against Time: Stem Cells and Healthy Aging

The Scientist’s Creative Services Team | 2 min read

Tricking the body into mimicking a fasting state may hold the key to fighting age-related cognitive decline.

The Circadian Rhythm of the Heart Rate

Katherine Paulin, PhD | May 31, 2023 | 3 min read

The sympathetic nervous system influences gene expression in the heart to regulate the day-night cycle of resting heart rate.

Neurons (green) fire differently depending on whether the astrocytes (red) they are grown with are cultivated from people with or without fragile X.

Astrocytes Fuel Erratic Firing in Fragile X Neurons

Lauren Schenkman, Spectrum | May 30, 2023 | 4 min read

This new understanding could one day lead to targeted treatments.

Science Philosophy in a Flash - Paul George

Science Philosophy in a Flash - Wired to Regenerate

Iris Kulbatski, PhD | 1 min read

Paul George shares how a dual career as a physician and scientist enriches his research.

Researchers in George Church’s lab modified wild type ADK proteins (left) in <em >E.coli</em>, furnishing them with an nonstandard amino acid (nsAA) meant to biocontain the resulting bacterial strain.

A Pioneer of The Multiplex Frontier

Rashmi Sivni | May 20, 2023 | 10 min read

George Church is at it again, this time using multiplex gene editing to create virus-proof cells, improve organ transplant success, and protect elephants.

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.

Learn about effective biomarker detection from the blood

Next-Level Neuroscience

The Scientist’s Creative Services Team and MilliporeSigma | 1 min read

Researchers use Single Molecule Counting (SMC®) technology to probe brain biomarkers.

Man in blue shirt holding a paper representation of the intestines

Gut Bacteria Contribute to Anorexia

Kamal Nahas, PhD | May 1, 2023 | 3 min read

Microbiomes transplanted from women with anorexia nervosa into mice enhanced symptoms of the eating disorder, such as rapid weight loss and reduced appetite.

New Brain Network Connecting Mind and Body Discovered

Natalia Mesa, PhD | Apr 19, 2023 | 4 min read

A new brain network responsible for complex movements may upend what we know about neural maps in primary motor areas

Capturing Brain Complexity in Assembloids

The Scientist’s Creative Services Team | 1 min read

In this webinar, Jimena Andersen and Jens Schwamborn will describe the next-generation brain organoids that combine multiple brain regions and cell types in 3D cultures.