Disease
June 19, 2025
A New Study Targets Genetic Risk For Mental Illness
A study in mice by Joseph Gogos, PhD, shows potential for gene-targeting therapy in treating schizophrenia.
Disease
June 17, 2024
The Brainstem Fine-Tunes Inflammation Throughout the Body
The evolutionarily ancient part of the brain that controls breathing and heart rate also regulates the immune system — a discovery about the brain-body axis made by the Zuker lab.
Disease
October 21, 2021
Ishmail Abdus-Saboor interviewed on Neuron
Ishmail Abdus-Saboor, PhD, talks about the importance of collaboration, humanity and diversity in science.
Disease
March 2, 2020
Tau Shows Promise as Achilles’ Heel for Alzheimer’s and Similar Diseases
New research by Anthony Fitzpatrick, PhD, and others shows that tau, once seen as a secondary player, has now taken a leading role in combating neurodegenerative illnesses.
Disease
October 10, 2019
Schizophrenia Memory Deficits Reversed in Adult Mice
An international research team headed by Joseph Gogos, MD, PhD, and Stavros Lomvardas, PhD, restored normal working memory in a mouse model of schizophrenia.
Learning & Memory
March 12, 2019
Do Genes Dictate How Mice Cope With Trauma?
A gene that affects how mice encode fear memories could inform the study of PTSD in humans, according to a study led by Eric Kandel, MD.
Learning & Memory
January 31, 2019
The Brain's GPS System Holds Clues To Schizophrenia And A Unifying Theory Of Mind
A study led by Attila Losonczy, MD, PhD, shows how a type of brain cell affects navigation through our physical world as well as through our memories.
Disease
October 23, 2018
Bone Hormone Released During Exercise May Lead to New Memory-loss Drug
A new study led by Eric Kandel, MD, has identified a protein that could form the basis of a treatment for age-related memory loss.
Disease
October 3, 2018
The Heroes of Science Who Are Unlocking the Brain
Anthony Fitzpatrick, PhD, is among those turning the corner in the effort to understand, heal and improve the human brain.
Disease
September 17, 2018
The Surprising Key To Spontaneous Recovery After Severe Brain Damage, New Rodent Study
Neuroscientists have discovered unexpected resilience in the brain.