Neuroscientist seeks love molecule: a conversation with Bianca Jones Marlin
Read now →The Columbia scientist on the neuroscience of motherhood and how social justice and science intersect
I am a neuroscience PhD student at the University of Pennsylvania interested in understanding why and how neurodegeneration occurs. My thesis work focuses on studying the mechanisms of HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders, cognitive impairment which affects about half of the HIV-infected population. Through my work, I aim to understand how HIV infection can activate processes that injure the brain and the central nervous system and how we can stop them.
A new shortcut skips stem cells completely, converts skin cells into photoreceptors
Read now →This method, which uses a handful of small molecule drugs, is a time-saver compared to stem cell therapy
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Lead poisoning hits low-income children harder than their affluent neighbors
Read now →Children living in poverty suffer greater cognitive and physical effects from lead exposure than children from richer families, even if they live in the same area
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Some brains are more susceptible to PTSD after trauma than others
Read now →Everyone experiences trauma, but in some brains, PTSD arises where others aren't at as much risk
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Feel like quitting? Blame your brain cells
Read now →Understanding the biological mechanisms of “giving up” in fish may teach us about complex human behaviors
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Neurons and cancer cells are a dangerous duo
Read now →New research finds that neurons migrate from the brain to infiltrate cancer cells, and that targeting this process is a promising new method of attack on cancer.
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Garbage mitochondria may contribute to Alzheimer’s disease
Read now →Taking out the trash improves key symptoms of neurodegenerative disease
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Blue light glasses help some people sleep, but they don't reduce digital eye strain
Read now →If your eyes hurt from staring at screens during the pandemic, you are not alone
Sick bees social distance, but only within their own colony
Read now →Bees from other colonies accepted infected bees with open arms where they usually would be rejected.
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Mini-brains are stressed out and not as reliable for disease modelling as scientists thought previously
Read now →Scientists compare cortical organoids to a developing human brain and spot key differences
How 14 months in Antarctica changes your brain
Read now →Studying the effects of isolated, monotonous environments on the human brain has important implications for space travel
Mice need microbes to forget their fears
Read now →Germ-free and antibiotic-treated mice have impaired fear extinction
How humans have shaped the brains of our furry friends
Read now →By breeding dogs for specific behaviors, humans have also altered the physical structure of their brains
Misinformation is keeping invasive, destructive lionfish around
Read now →New study suggests better scientific dissemination could put lionfish on the menu and protect native habitats
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Helmets protect athletes' skulls. Will the NFL use neuroscience to protect their brains?
Read now →Football needs better helmets, rules, and scientific integrity
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Scientists tried to replicate a provocative gene editing paper in real-time, and documented it on Twitter
Read now →A study linking an edited CCR5 gene with dying young didn't pass the smell test
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Testing drugs on stem cells in petri dishes may revolutionize our understanding of difficult-to-study diseases
Read now →Remember the Ice Bucket Challenge? This is even more exciting for ALS patients.
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Humans are two developmental stages away from monkeys
Read now →Less than 50 of our 20,000 genes are unique to humans. What separates us from monkeys?
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