Disease
January 5, 2018
Salt Is Not Just Bad for Your Heart, It is Also Bad for Your Brain
Elizabeth Hillman, PhD, reviews a new study showing how excess salt appeared to cause an immune response.
Disease
September 15, 2017
In ALS, a New Understanding of Inflammation in the Spine
Research led by Tom Maniatis, PhD, highlights the role of the immune system in doing both good and harm.
Disease
September 5, 2017
Scientists Study the Memory Problems of Schizophrenia
Research from Joseph Gogos, MD, PhD, and Attila Losonczy, MD, PhD, pinpoints the origins of schizophrenia's memory problems.
Disease
February 18, 2016
Scientists Have Found A Way To Prevent Memory Loss In Schizophrenic Mice
Joseph Gogos, MD, PhD, and his team have successfully eliminated one of the major symptoms of schizophrenia in mice.
Disease
February 18, 2016
Neuroscientists Score a Rare Hit Against an Impenetrable Face of Schizophrenia
Research led by Joseph Gogos, MD, PhD, shows that regrowing certain neural connections rebuilds working memories in mice.
Disease
January 11, 2016
A Discovery About Brain Circuitry Holds Promise for Treating Anxiety
Steven Siegelbaum, PhD, reveals how the mind distinguishes between safe and dangerous environments.
Disease
October 14, 2015
Anorexics Process Food Choices In a Very Different Way
A new study co-led by Daphna Shohmay, PhD, has identified what’s going on in the brain when anorexics decide what to eat.
Tools & Technology
October 6, 2015
Wearable Tech Aims to Give You a Jolt — or Help You Relax
Randy Bruno, PhD, weighs in on a new kind of wearable technology that purports to change the wearer's mood.
Learning & Memory
April 19, 2015
Best Memory Advice? Exercise, Stimulating Hobbies
Eric Kandel, MD, and Daphna Shohamy, PhD, discuss steps we can take to prevent, delay or even reverse memory decline.
