1+ hour, 27+ min ago  (679+ words) Think it was hard to get into Studio 54? Try getting through the blood-brain barrier. " Like a bouncer at a nightclub, the cells that line the blood vessels in our brains are highly selective. By deciding which molecules are allowed in…...

4+ week, 5+ hour ago  (516+ words) Pinpointing which specific genes, molecules, and channels drive disease is an exacting task. For HHMI Investigator Mark Krasnow, identifying the gene behind sick sinus syndrome required patience, curiosity, strategy, and help from a very cute friend " the mouse lemur. " Sick…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago  (376+ words) The spinal cord is the first processing hub for all somatosensory information, including pain, itch, touch, and proprioception (the body's ability to sense its own movements). Because of its importance, other studies have already uncovered which cell types comprise the…...

2+ mon, 4+ week ago  (419+ words) Curiosity-driven scientific research is the ultimate long game: the end goal is clear, but the different paths to achieving it only reveal themselves in time." Until 2013, the K-Ras mutation posed a major obstacle to developing effective cancer treatments. It is…...