Preclinical
Brain plasticity refers to the brain’s ability to change throughout life. When young, the brain is highly plastic, but becomes less so as we age. Too much plasticity can be a problem, but it’s necessary for the brain’s ability to repair itself or reorganize itself after injury or when learning new things.
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There are plenty of great scientific research stories out this week. Here’s a look at just a few of them.
Researchers with the Francis Crick Institute and the Institute of Cancer Research recently published research suggesting that a new class of drugs that is helpful in treating breast cancers could help treat some of the hardest-to-treat lung cancers.
There are plenty of great scientific research stories out this week. Here’s a look at just a few of them, from Northwestern, UC Davis, Cornell, Duke, and others.
Gossamer Bio, headquartered in San Diego, announced plans for its initial public offering (IPO) just before Christmas.
There are plenty of great scientific research stories out this week. Here’s a look at just a few of them.
So far, a vaccine for HIV has been elusive. However, researchers with Scripps Research Institute recently published positive data about its HIV vaccine in the journal Immunity that suggests one might be on the horizon.
In writing literally hundreds of stories this year, two BioSpace writers, Alex Keown and Mark Terry, found certain stories particularly intriguing or impactful. Some of those were such big topics that they were covered over a series of stories. Looking back at 2018, here are their Top 10.
There are plenty of great scientific research stories out this week. Here’s a look at just a few of them.
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