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HHMI Bulletin Spring 2013 Nicole Kresge |
Use It or Lose It HHMI investigator Catherine Dulac of Harvard University has uncovered a small molecule that plays a big role in the process of tuning olfactory neurons to the environment. |
Chemistry World June 19, 2008 Hayley Birch |
New class of pheromones discovered US scientists have discovered a major new class of pheromones that may affect mating behaviour in mammals. |
HHMI Bulletin May 2011 R. John Davenport |
Wired for Smell Circuits of excitation and inhibition help the brain interpret odors. |
HHMI Bulletin Nov 2010 Sarah C.P. Williams |
Maternal and Paternal Genes Don't Always Have The Same Effect On Offspring The genes you inherited from your mom and those passed along from your dad don't have equal footing when it comes to how they influence your biology. |
HHMI Bulletin May 2011 Sarah C.P. Williams |
The Very Hungry Mouse Activating one set of neurons makes a mouse eat, and eat, and eat. |
HHMI Bulletin February 2011 Sarah C.P. Williams |
Forgetting Fear A compound given at just the right time may make mice forget to be afraid. |
HHMI Bulletin Spring 2013 Nicole Kresge |
Itching to Be Discovered When the receptor for capsaicin -- the chemical that gives heat to chili peppers -- is added to itch-sensing neurons, exposure to the normally painful capsaicin causes itchiness. |
Chemistry World February 2006 Michael Gross |
Cupid's Chemistry Scientists are beginning to make some sense of romantic love through modern imaging techniques and a multidisciplinary approach involving geneticists, biochemists, anthropologists, psychologists, and others. |
Chemistry World March 23, 2007 John Bonner |
Mice Get Full-Colour Vision Genetically engineered mice that see the world in full color, or at least in the same colors as humans see, have been created in a US lab. Most mammals lost the ability to distinguish colors during the age of the dinosaurs. |
HHMI Bulletin Winter 2013 Nicole Kresge |
Melody-Modifying Mice New research by HHMI investigator Erich Jarvis shows that a mouse can alter the pitch and sequence of its ultrasonic serenade to match those of its rivals, which may increase its chances of winning the affection of nearby females. |
HHMI Bulletin May 2010 Sarah Goforth |
Scratching the Surface There's nothing funny about an itch that drives you mad. |
HHMI Bulletin February 2012 Marc Wortman |
Where Does It Hurt? Researchers are getting to the molecular details of pain's circuitry to answer the question with real specificity. |
Chemistry World October 4, 2007 John Bonner |
How Traumatic Events Leave a Mark on the Brain Researchers in the US have a discovered a potential mechanism to explain why people retain stronger memories of events that occur in emotionally charged situations. |
HHMI Bulletin May 2012 Sarah C.P. Williams |
Hungry for Pleasure, Hungry for Food Our drive to eat can be based on physical hunger or desire. The two aren't as separate as once thought. |
HHMI Bulletin May 2011 Corinna Wu |
Mouse Cam Tracking techniques offer a long-term view into the mouse brain. |
Chemistry World September 2010 |
Repulsive chemistry Simon Hadlington discovers why some people get bitten by more insects than others, and how new chemical deterrents are helping fight them off |
Chemistry World October 1, 2007 Victoria Gill |
Anorexia Shares Addictive Pathway with Ecstasy Researchers in France have discovered that anorexia and MDMA share a common signaling pathway in the brain - both reducing the drive to eat by stimulating the same subset of receptors for the neurotransmitter serotonin. |
HHMI Bulletin Feb 2012 Nicole Kresge |
Now You See It, Now You Don't A disappearing receptor could hold the key to beta-cell growth and insulin production. |
Chemistry World July 2, 2013 Jeanne Therese Andres |
Mapping receptors in the brain Scientists from the UK and Germany have developed new compounds that target and bind to brain proteins linked to serious neurological disorders. |
Chemistry World February 24, 2011 Carl Saxton |
Mapping brain networks US scientists have created a model of the ring-shaped networks of neurons in the brain, which could help researchers to understand small changes within diseased brain cells. |
Chemistry World April 5, 2007 Victoria Gill |
Target for Memory-Enhancing Pills Identified Researchers have taken a step towards developing a pill that could improve memory by pinpointing and testing a potential target enzyme in the brain. |
Chemistry World February 12, 2009 Simon Hadlington |
Mystery receptor's binding partner uncovered For decades scientists have puzzled over the role of the sigma-1 receptor, a protein found in almost all mammalian cells, including the nervous system. |
Chemistry World January 31, 2007 Victoria Gill |
LSD reveals its secrets A long-standing pharmacological mystery surrounding hallucinogens may finally have been solved by a new study. |
Reactive Reports Apr/May 2005 David Bradley |
Of Mice and Women Mice lacking a molecule usually found on the surface of cells in the womb have fertility problems, according to a study by researchers. |
Chemistry World September 12, 2012 Helen Bache |
Stopping obesity in its tracks US researchers have discovered that giving conjugated linoleic acid to young mice can prevent the development of obesity by increasing their level of physical activity. |
HHMI Bulletin Winter 2013 Rabiya Tuma |
Sister Act As a systems neuroscientist, Yang Dan integrates functional studies in animals with computer programs, computational tools, and statistics. |
Chemistry World July 21, 2011 Elinor Richards |
Cell Control to Change Cell Function US scientists can now control the reactions occurring inside cells. |
Chemistry World November 14, 2014 Rebecca Trager |
Mouse model to assess chemical exposure A genetically diverse mouse model has been created that is capable of predicting a range of human responses to chemical exposures. |
Pharmaceutical Executive August 1, 2008 Patrick Clinton |
Salute to the Murines What can we say about modern medicine? The answer, of course, is that it's brilliant at curing the ailments of mice. |
Bio-IT World January 21, 2005 Mark D. Uehling |
Breeding Mice That Roar Taconic Farms, a leading purveyor of laboratory animals, has built a $10-million facility in Cambridge City, Ind. which will allow express shipping of rats and mice to Midwestern science hubs. |
Chemistry World December 9, 2013 James Urquhart |
Drug fix for misfolded proteins promises hope for incurable diseases Researchers have been looking into pharmacological chaperones or pharmacoperones. They might treat diseases brought about by genetic mutations that cause otherwise functional proteins to become misfolded or misrouted. |
Chemistry World March 17, 2009 Phillip Broadwith |
Electronic 'nose' could shed light on sense of smell Korean researchers have combined human smell receptors with nanotechnology to create a new kind of 'bio-electronic nose' |
Chemistry World August 24, 2006 Jessica Ebert |
Alzheimer's Researchers Tackle Waste Disposal The memory of mice with Alzheimer's-like symptoms is improved by inoculating the mice with an enzyme involved in protein degradation, report US researchers. The work could lead to new therapies for patients with Alzheimer's disease. |
Chemistry World November 30, 2006 Jessica Ebert |
Morning After Pill Might Prevent Breast Cancer The active ingredient of the morning-after pill -- mifepristone, or RU-486 -- prevents the formation of mammary-cell tumours in mice with a mutation in the breast cancer susceptibility gene, BRCA1, report scientists. |
Chemistry World August 1, 2012 Laura Howes |
See, blind mice A new compound, developed by scientists at California University, Berkley, US, has allowed blind mice to see temporarily. |
AskMen.com May 9, 2012 Dave Golokhov |
The Benefits Of Yogurt Scientists were examining yogurt's role in fighting obesity but found it has an interesting side effect: The male mice tested in the study got sexier and slimmer. |
Reactive Reports Issue 58 |
Drug Discovery at a Snail's Pace Researchers isolated a toxin from the venomous cone sea snail. This nerve poison latches on to brain receptors and its chemical structure could be used to design new drugs that interact with these receptors and treat psychiatric and brain diseases. |