Research illustrates how areas within the brain’s executive control center tailor messages in specific circuits with other brain regions to influence them with information about behavior and feelings.
Using new molecules that block an immune checkpoint, researchers showed they could stimulate a strong anti-tumor immune response.
Tracking how fruit fly motor neurons edit their RNA, neurobiologists cataloged hundreds of target sites and varying editing rates, finding many edits altered communication- and function-related proteins.
The approach could apply to more complex tissues and organs, helping researchers to identify early signs of disease.
Temporarily anesthetizing the retina briefly reverts the activity of the visual system to that observed in early development and enables growth of responses to the amblyopic (“lazy”) eye.
MIT researchers identified three cognitive skills that we use to infer what someone really means.
A new atlas charts the diversity of an influential cell type in the brains of mice and marmosets.
In a conversation with Rep. Jake Auchincloss, Bhattacharya focused on the agency’s policy goals and funding practices.
MIT engineers show they can accurately measure blood glucose by shining near-infrared light on the skin.
Preliminary studies find derivatives of the compound, known as verticillin A, can kill some types of glioma cells.
Using these nanoparticles to deliver a flu vaccine, researchers observed an effective immune response at a much lower dose.
Using these antigens, researchers plan to develop vaccine candidates that they hope would stimulate a strong immune response against the world’s deadliest pathogen.
Targeted particles carrying the cytokine IL-12 can jump-start T cells, allowing them to clear tumors while avoiding side effects.
New research shows attention lapses due to sleep deprivation coincide with a flushing of fluid from the brain — a process that normally occurs during sleep.
Scientists identified how circuit connections in fruit flies tune to the right size and degree of signal transmission capability. Understanding this could lead to a way to tweak abnormal signal transmission in certain disorders.