Dismantling silos: The case for an integrated approach to address childhood determinants of lifelong brain health

Dr. Ravi Raju presents at the symposium
October 3, 2023
Read in Neuron

Visiting a brain research lab at MIT

The camera peers through a doorway as a young man in a trenchcoat uses a phone to film Mriganka Sur and Ravish Kumar in conversation next to a large microscope and some computer equipment.
September 28, 2023
Watch on YouTube (n.b. in Hindi)

The brain cells linked to protection against dementia

A pink cartoon brain seems to be crumbling to dust on its right side. The dust blows away. In the background are DNA double helixes. On the right side there are cracks indicating the deterioration of the DNA.
September 28, 2023
Read in Nature

Neurons "Borrow" Serotonin From Each Other to Drive Different Behaviors Across Time

The shape of a worm's body is indicated on a black background by parts glowing green or red. The green shows how a neuron runs through its length to the head. The head itself is red.
September 27, 2023
Read in Labroots

Experimental Alzheimer's molecule improves cognition in mice by tamping down on inflammation

Two square panels side by side show a stripe of many blue dots near the top. The panel on the left has a few yellow stripes extending down from the blue dots. The panel on the right has many more of the yellow vertical lines.
August 31, 2023
Read in Fierce Biotech

Gene expression differences drive motor neuron lineage decisions

Over a black background two neural axons extend through the frame like lumpy check marks. One is light green with noticable darker green splotches within its lumps. The other is magenta and has no dark green splotches.
August 28, 2023
Read in Front Line Genomics
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