Treatments for touch hypersensitivity explored in new research
Harvard professors David Ginty and Lauren Orefice describe how their innovations present a novel approach to treating tactile hypersensitivity in patients with autism-spectrum disorders.
Caroline Perry | Jan. 8, 2020 | harvard~15 mins
Tags: science-technology autism basic-research david-ginty lauren-orefice office-of-technology-development tactile-hypersensitivity
Harvard to launch center for autism research with $20M gift
Created with $20 million gift, the Hock E. Tan and K. Lisa Yang Center for Autism Research at Harvard Medical School will aim to unravel the basic biology of autism and related disorders.
Ekaterian Pesheva | Oct. 10, 2019 | harvard~7 mins
Tags: health-medicine autism harvard-medical-school hock-e-tan k-lisa-yang the-hock-e-tan-and-k-lisa-yang-center-for-autism-research-at-harvard-medical-school
Axon moves past role as a nerve cell’s foot soldier
Now research suggests that a nerve cells’ axons may be making decisions on their own, challenging the dogma that the nucleus and cell body are the control centers of the neuron.
Harvard Gazette | Feb. 15, 2019 | harvard~8 mins
Tags: science-technology autism basic-research jeffrey-macklis neurological-disease neuron
Axon moves past role as a nerve cell’s foot soldier
Now research suggests that a nerve cells’ axons may be making decisions on their own, challenging the dogma that the nucleus and cell body are the control centers of the neuron.
Harvard Gazette | Feb. 15, 2019 | harvard~8 mins
Tags: science-technology autism basic-research jeffrey-macklis neurological-disease neuron
Harvard neuroscientist Paola Arlotta sees disease-fighting potential in brain organoids
Professor of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology Paola Arlotta is seeking to develop a new tool to understanding brain function and dysfunction: self-generating brain organoids.
Alvin Powell | Dec. 11, 2018 | harvard~12 mins
Tags: health-medicine alvin-powell autism brain brain-science giorgia-quadrato jeff-lichtman neurobiology organoids paola-arlotta stem-cells
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