Neural Network Filters Weak and Strong External Stimuli to Help Brain Make “Yes or...

A University of Michigan-led research team has uncovered a neural network that enables Drosophila melanogaster fruit flies to convert external stimuli of varying intensities into a “yes or no” decision about when to act....

A strategic collaboration to speed up the development of allogeneic cell therapies

Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.Oct 16 2020 The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and Allogene Therapeutics, Inc. today announced a strategic five-year collaboration agreement for the preclinical and clinical investigation of AlloCAR T...

Study identifies common vulnerabilities across lethal coronaviruses

Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.Oct 15 2020 In a study published online in Science today, an international team of almost 200 researchers from 14 leading institutions in six countries studied the three lethal coronaviruses SARS-CoV-2,...

NIH grants 4D Nucleome award to support research by Gladstone scientists

Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.Oct 15 2020 The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has granted a 4D Nucleome award to support research by a group of scientists at Gladstone Institutes led by Benoit Bruneau, PhD,...

Researchers identify potential drugs that could be repurposed as pan-coronavirus treatments

Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.Oct 15 2020 A large international consortium of almost 200 researchers from 14 leading institutions in six countries has studied three different coronaviruses - SARS-CoV-1, SARS-CoV-2, and MERS-CoV - with the...

Researchers question the existence of the social brain as a separate system

Russian research team gains deeper insight into the workings of the human brain during group problem Credit: Shpurov IY, Vlasova RM, Rumshiskaya AD, Rozovskaya RI, Mershina EA, Sinitsyn VE and Pechenkova EV (2020) Neural Correlates...

B.R.A.I.N. Biotechnology Research And Information Network AG: Two experts join the BRAIN AG Supervisory...

DGAP-News: B.R.A.I.N. Biotechnology Research And Information Network AG / Key word(s): Personnel15.10.2020 / 16:07The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. Zwingenberg, Germany, 15. October 2020Two experts join the BRAIN AG Supervisory...

Unleashing the full potential of life sciences and biotechnology in Europe – The Parliament...

In a matter of weeks, COVID-19 changed our lives. As the outbreak’s impact on public health, the economy and even our daily lives becomes increasingly evident, so does the importance of the biotechnology and...

Working with ALS Mice: Guidelines for Preclinical Testing and Colony Management

Sponsored content brought to you by Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is a devastating and rapidly fatal disease with currently only one available, FDA-approved, modestly effective treatment. There is therefore an urgent need for new therapies....