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June 11, 2020

Research Findings

As part of study, team invents new open-source microscopy platform

June 8, 2020

Research Findings

MIT researchers pinpoint mechanism and demonstrate drugs could help

June 1, 2020

Research Findings

Lateral septum encodes spatial information with a special emphasis on where the reward lies

May 29, 2020

News Feature

While home from the bench, Tonegawa lab postdoc co-runs Twitter feed of the Covid-19 National Scientist Volunteer Database

May 28, 2020

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Award will help researchers understand how the body’s microbiome influences the brain

May 26, 2020

Research Findings

Knocking out the immune cytokine IL-6 exacerbates symptoms in HD model mice, affects neural connection genes

May 22, 2020

New Research

Collaboration will develop compound to correct gene expression in brain’s immune cells

May 20, 2020

Research Findings

Drug compound, tested in mice, could be effective in treating the leading heritable cause of intellectual disability and autism

May 18, 2020

Research Findings

By making brain and other tissues reversibly stretchable or compressible, ELAST allows labeling probes to infuse more quickly

May 18, 2020

Research Findings

Reactivating an enzyme that promotes DNA repair can help to reverse age-related cognitive decline in mice.

May 6, 2020

Research Findings

The protein Synaptotagmin 7 limits supply of neurotransmitter-containing vesicles for release at synapses

April 21, 2020

Research Feature

Picower Institute researchers are embarking on experiments to learn the mechanisms by which coronavirus might affect mental health

Dopamine signaling allows neural circuits to generate coordinated behaviors

Study finds path for addressing Alzheimer’s blood-brain barrier impairment

Like a treasure map, brain region emphasizes reward location

Closing social distance with social media by highlighting a volunteer science movement

McKnight Scholars Award supports Flavell lab’s gut-brain connection studies

Research highlights immune molecule’s complex role in Huntington’s disease

Grant fuels effort to develop new Alzheimer’s drug

Scientists find a new way to reverse symptoms of Fragile X

Technology makes tissues elastic and lasting for easier imaging

Study finds that aging neurons accumulate DNA damage

Study finds ‘volume dial’ for turning neural communication up or down

How could Covid-19 and the body’s immune response affect the brain?