The work – the latest advance in controlling the ever-expanding universe of CRISPR-family gene editors – was published September 28, 2026 in Cell and led by Wu Tsai Neuro Faculty Scholar Guosong Hong, an associate professor of materials science and engineering at Stanford Engineering,…
It is precisely at this point that the 2026 Nobel meets the endocannabinoid system. This retrograde signaling underlies classical phenomena such as depolarization-induced suppression of inhibition and depolarization-induced suppression of excitation. The demonstration that the loss of DAGLα profoundly impairs these…
For medical imaging, innovative contrast agents are in high demand. Materials scientist Robert Nissler has therefore developed an ultra-bright near-infrared nano-pigment designed to provide high-resolution images of intricate brain structures. Ancient Egyptian pigment inspires new bright brain imaging tool For…
Yves de Koninck, CERVO/Université Laval and Ofer Yizhar, Weizmann Institute of ScienceProject Title: Novel opsins for optogenetic-based analgesiaThe team will develop next-generation optogenetic tools that make targeted nerve cells sensitive to light that could enable highly targeted, non-opioid approaches…
Shop TODAY's Ageless Beauty Awards Are Here! 63 Winners for Every Routine The Nobel Prize may be one of the most prestigious awards a person can win, but for neuroscientist Karl Deisseroth’s children, the best part was simple: Their dad won.
The tool could eventually lead to an entirely new approach for treating mental health By Simon Makin edited by Allison Parshall The human brain holds around 86 billion neurons, wired together in a vast web of hundreds of trillions of connections.
A new review in Frontiers in Medical Technology surveys how optogenetics has advanced the study of neural circuits in neurodegenerative disorders, while noting that translation into human therapies remains investigational. Subject of Research: The use of optogenetics to study neural…
The Lohmann Holography Award, a new joint initiative of the University of Tartu and Springer Nature, has been inaugurated at ICAPI 2025 with Professor Joseph Rosen as its first recipient.
Here, you’ll have access to a variety of research facilities with state-of-the-art equipment so you can get lab experience you need—from protein expression facilities to the Virus Room. Your analyses could lead you to fellowships or to our departmental…
Deep-brain imaging in mammalian brains has been limited, because reaching greater depths typically requires more laser power, which can cause overheating and damage living brain tissue. By systematically redesigning every aspect of a microscopy platform, from how laser pulses are…
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine: the 2026 award for optogenetics, the 2025 award for regulatory T cells, and the laureates of earlier years.
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