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Three from MIT elected to the National Academy of Sciences

May 01, 2019
… underlying complex brain processes. He pioneered the development of optogenetics, a powerful method that enables … Hammond’s research in nanomedicine encompasses the development of new biomaterials to enable drug delivery from …

Statistical model defines ketamine anesthesia’s effects on the brain

September 03, 2021

What separates the strong from the weak among connections in the brain

July 10, 2018
… might be made weaker or stronger. Deficiencies in synaptic development and change, or plasticity, have a role in many … have the longest to mature during a few critical days of development become the strongest. Above: A stretch of neuron … that, they studied each active zone from the beginning of development to several days afterward. “This is the first …

Study shows fragile X treatment can incur resistance, suggests ways around it

September 29, 2021
… are more important than previously recognized. “The development of acquired treatment resistance to a medication … Bear added, could also be a fertile new avenue for drug development. These new findings follow on a 2020 study in … age of five weeks, during a “critical period” of brain development. Bear, Stoppel and their team reasoned that maybe …

Alana gift to MIT launches Down syndrome research center, technology program for disabilities

March 20, 2019
… Center , an innovative new research endeavor, technology development initiative, and fellowship program launched with … technology program will work to accelerate the generation, development, and clinical testing of novel interventions and … on that partnership to promote discovery and technology development aimed at helping people with different abilities …

Immune-informed brain aging research offers new treatment possibilities, speakers say

September 29, 2025
… arthritis and more, can generate new leads for therapeutic development, speakers said at MIT’s symposium “The …

MIT sets out to model Alzheimer’s disease complexity on a chip

October 03, 2019
… will yield mechanistic insight into Alzheimer’s disease development and create a platform for discovery and efficacy …

Microscopy technique reveals hidden nanostructures in cells and tissues

August 29, 2022

Bear earns amblyopia research award

June 28, 2021
… over a two-year period. Amblyopia emerges early in development when vision in one eye is impaired, for instance … across the country. In decades of investigating the development of visual cortex, Bear’s lab has discovered … activity of the visual system to that observed in early development and enables growth of responses to the amblyopic …

Down syndrome symposium highlights potential progress at many scales

November 14, 2019
… gain more insight into how aneuploidy affects neurological development many scientists have begun using techniques to … and have found that a crucial signaling pathway for development is less responsive in these mice. He reported the … this pathway in DS, as they may be viable targets for drug development, and his lab has also identified some of these …

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