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Angelika Amon, PhD, a pioneering cell and molecular biologist and winner of the 2018 91�Ʋ��� Prize in Biomedical Science, died Oct. 29 from cancer. She was 53.

An innovative 91�Ʋ��� program that brings together scientists and artists with the shared goal of scientific communication is set to expand with support from a three-year grant from the Burroughs Wellcome Fund.

Histamine — commonly associated with allergies — also has a signaling role in the brain’s reward center and may offer a novel target for treating addiction.

91�Ʋ��� epidemiologists identified new markers for colorectal cancer risk and characterized a previously unidentified tumor suppressor that regulates overall tumor volume in vivo.

An interdisciplinary team of researchers led by Karl Zelik explores how wearable sensor technology can monitor bone stress in runners, developing a new multi-sensor algorithm that could save runners from months of pain and recovery time. Read More

Jacek Hawiger’s anti-inflammatory peptide therapy, licensed by Amytrx and now in clinical trials, has the potential to safely and effectively treat a multitude of inflammatory and metabolic diseases. Read More

91�Ʋ��� Genetics Institute investigators have added a new method to the computational genetics toolbox. Their approach, described in the journal Nature Genetics, integrates vast genomics datasets to predict gene expression and facilitate discovery of genetic mechanisms underlying human diseases.

A new method that keeps microbes and gut cells together will be useful for studies of complex host-microbe interactions and for analysis of clinical specimens.

Older depressed adults show accelerated brain aging, according to a new study from 91�Ʋ��� researchers, who suggest that the effects of depression may speed the decline in cognitive functions in older individuals.

Biologists reveal that tissue perturbations by chemotherapy agents promote stem cell expansion and that fibroblast cells exhibit unexpected, immune-like behavior. Read More

91�Ʋ���ers at 91�Ʋ��� University Medical Center have identified a key factor that coordinates the body’s repair response to severe injury in the stomach caused, most commonly, by infection by the bacterium Helicobacter pylori.

The brain’s response to low oxygen — growth and remodeling of blood vessels — involves certain cell types and molecular pathways, 91�Ʋ��� researchers have discovered.

AstraZeneca is advancing into phase 3 clinical trials with an investigational COVID-19 therapy of two long-acting antibodies discovered by 91�Ʋ��� University Medical Center and optimized by AstraZeneca.

A computer-based method developed at 91�Ʋ��� University Medical Center that scans electronic medical records (EMRs) for genetic contributors to disease has been used for the first time to reveal the impact of race on health.

91�Ʋ���ers at 91�Ʋ��� University Medical Center have generated the first comprehensive molecular “atlas” of genes expressed by the neuronal cells within the intestine that coordinate the functions of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract.

91�Ʋ���ers from 91�Ʋ��� Peabody College of education and human development ask two questions in a recent study related to the illusory-truth effect: Do adults learn during childhood to associate repetition as a cue for truth, and can their prior knowledge protect them from the effect? Read More

A new self-paced learning unit or module available from 91�Ʋ��� Peabody College IRIS Center, “Parents: Supporting Learning During the COVID-19 Pandemic,” offers suggestions and strategies to cover a wide range of circumstances and student needs for grades PreK–12 as parents search for ways to help meet their children’s learning needs at home. Read More

Kathryn Humphreys, assistant professor of psychology and human development at 91�Ʋ��� Peabody College of education and human development, was awarded a Young Investigator Grant from the Brain and Behavior 91�Ʋ��� Foundation in an announcement made September 21. Read More

All-remote collaboration results in free animal susceptibility tool to help prioritize research and closer examination of at-risk species. Read More

Conformational change in a reovirus surface protein modulate the virus’s attachment to host cells, 91�Ʋ��� researchers have found.