Scientists pinpoint where thousands of individual proteins are made in intact tissue and single cells
A new technology called RIBOmap can give researchers valuable insight into how protein production in animal and human tissue is altered in disease.
Sarah C.P. Williams | Broad Institute •
mit
July 14, 2023 • ~6 min
July 14, 2023 • ~6 min
Atlas of human brain blood vessels highlights changes in Alzheimer’s disease
MIT researchers characterize gene expression patterns for 22,500 brain vascular cells across 428 donors, revealing insights for Alzheimer’s onset and potential treatments.
Rachel Gordon | MIT CSAIL •
mit
June 21, 2023 • ~17 min
June 21, 2023 • ~17 min
40 Hz vibrations reduce Alzheimer’s pathology, symptoms in mouse models
Tactile stimulation improved motor performance, reduced phosphorylated tau, preserved neurons and synapses, and reduced DNA damage, a new study shows.
David Orenstein | The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory •
mit
June 5, 2023 • ~7 min
June 5, 2023 • ~7 min
3 Questions: Mriganka Sur on researching the first approved drug to treat Rett syndrome
On March 10 the FDA approved Trofinetide, a drug based on the protein IGF-1. The MIT professor's original research showing that IGF-1 could treat Rett was published in 2009.
David Orenstein | Picower Institute for Learning and Memory •
mit
March 13, 2023 • ~9 min
March 13, 2023 • ~9 min
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