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Zapping the right brain cells: The path to improved stimulation
New findings could help scientists develop better ways to treat brain disorders with electrical stimulation.
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Many long COVID patients suffer from persistent inflammation, study finds
Molecular footprint of the chronic condition could help guide clinical trial and treatment decisions
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SciShots: How to feed mini-organs
Scientists are making lab-grown mini-organs more lifelike by adding blood vessels
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Genes reveal surprising overlaps in brain diseases and disorders
Scientists find patterns in how disease-related genes switch on in the brain
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Hongkui Zeng elected to the National Academy of Sciences
Zeng was chosen for her contributions to understanding the cells and connections of the brain.
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SciShots: Star-shaped brain cells linked to OCD
Mouse study finds disease-linked molecule influences the intricate, beautiful patterns of the brain cells known as astrocytes.
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SciShots: Tracking immune cells’ digestion
Scientists are watching cells swallow microscopic beads in the hopes of better understanding the autoimmune disorder rheumatoid arthritis
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Meet the machines that are helping us understand the brain
From probing neurons to grabbing microscope slides, cutting-edge equipment is helping neuroscientists advance research faster
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So you want to donate your brain to science
Monte Strohl donated his brain to research after his death, hoping to fuel science and help others with neurodegenerative conditions.
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A mysterious brain region: the claustrum
Far-ranging neurons, targets for psychedelic drugs, and complex influence on brain activity - new studies yield insight into this tiny, sheet-like...
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Science Friday: 3,000 Types Of Brain Cells Categorized In Massive Brain Cell Atlas
In October 2023, an international group of scientists released an impressively detailed cell atlas of the human brain, published in 21 papers in the journals Science, Science Advances and Science Translational Medicine.
STAT: Allen Institute CEO Rui Costa on mapping the brain and paying early-career scientists decent salaries
Mapping the billions of cells that make up the brain is a task mammoth enough to keep hundreds of researchers across continents busy for years. But it’s just one of several ambitious projects the Allen Institute is helping tackle.
Scientific American: First Atlas of Every Mouse Brain Cell Could Improve Neuro Disease Treatments
Neuroscientists have unveiled their most comprehensive and detailed map of cell types across the entire mouse brain, delivering the latest results of a six-year-long scientific effort in which Seattle’s Allen Institute has played a leading role.
Quanta Magazine: New Cell Atlases Reveal Untold Variety in the Brain and Beyond
(Photo credit: Peter Greenwood for Quanta Magazine.) Recent efforts to map every cell in the human body have researchers floored by unfathomable diversity, with many thousands of subtly different types of cells in the human brain alone.
Seattle Times: Research that brings AI into human cells will soon expand in Seattle
The Seattle Hub for Synthetic Biology, set to open in January, is a result of collaboration between the Allen Institute, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative and the University of Washington that aims to build new technologies to record the history of our bodies’ cells.
Yahoo News: Allen Frontiers Group awards $10M to set up research center for neuroimmunology
The neuroimmunology research center will be led by Brian Kim of Mount Sinai and David Artis of Weill Cornell Medicine. They’ll bring together a multidisciplinary team to trace interactions between the nervous system and the immune system that occur at sites distant from the brain.
