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A team at Brown University and partner institutions has created CaBLAM, a bioluminescent sensor that turns neurons into tiny light sources. By glowing in sync with calcium signals, it lets researchers watch single brain cells fire for hours without lasers, opening a safer window into how the brain and body work in real time.
New CaBLAM bioluminescent sensor lets neurons light themselves from within, enabling long, safe recordings of live brain activity.
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Scientists have developed a tablet drug that improves blood sugar and fat burning while protecting muscle mass, offering hope for diabetes and obesity care.
HealthBreakthrough new drug lowers blood sugar and burns fat without muscle lossJoshua Shavit
Scientists have created a powerful glutamate sensor, iGluSnFR4, that can capture the faint incoming messages between neurons, revealing how synapses compute and offering new ways to study brain disorders and test treatments.
HealthNew ‘glue sniffer’ sensor lets scientists watch brain cells talk in real timeJoshua Shavit
New research suggests cell membranes may generate electrical energy through active motion, reshaping how biology powers itself.
HealthScientists may have discovered a usable source of electrical power within cellsMac Oliveau
HealthThe brain’s cerebellum may ease alcohol withdrawal symptomsJoshua Shavit
New research tracking Australians for over 20 years shows Generation Z drinks far less alcohol than previous generations, a change that could bring major public health benefits if it continues.
HealthGen Z is turning away from alcohol in Australia — could bring lasting public health benefitsRebecca Shavit
A Technion study reveals how neurons push toxic proteins onto neighbors, offering new insight into how Alzheimer’s spreads.
HealthNew cellular discovery may explain how Alzheimer’s disease spreads through the brainMac Oliveau
New psychology research explains why nail-biting, procrastination and self-criticism may stem from the brain’s survival instincts.
HealthNail-biting, procrastination, self-harming: The evolutionary origins of bad habitsMac Oliveau
A new study suggests the gut microbiome can reshape brain function and energy use, offering new insight into human brain evolution and development.
HealthGut microbes are reshaping how scientists think about brain evolutionHannah Shavit-Weiner
Conceptual illustration of the bidirectional quantitative scattering microscope, which detects both forward and backward scattered light from cells.
HealthA new type of microscope lets scientists observe life unfolding inside cellsJoshua Shavit
Researchers analyzing 2,647 adults found stool metabolites tracked key food groups and diet patterns, and improved prediction of 10-year cardiovascular risk when paired with BMI.
HealthStool chemistry may reveal your diet, and signal heart riskHannah Shavit-Weiner
New Rutgers research shows how fast and slow brain signals merge through neural wiring to support cognition and behavior.
HealthRutgers research explains why brains think at different speedsRebecca Shavit
A global review shows how antibiotic resistance is spreading and why coordinated action is critical to protect modern medicine.
HealthScientists warn of increasing global antimicrobial resistanceMac Oliveau
Stanford-led study finds aging protein blocker regrows knee cartilage
HealthBlocking a key aging enzyme helps regrow knee cartilage, study findsHannah Shavit-Weiner
A decade-long study of 1,051 adults over 50 used a single lower-back sensor to measure how people turn while walking down a 20-meter hallway.
HealthHow you turn while walking could signal Parkinson’s risk nearly 9 years in advanceMac Oliveau
Professor KIM Jae Kyoung of the IBS Biomedical Mathematics Group
HealthNew study provides a key breakthrough in cancer therapy and synthetic biologyMac Oliveau
A new JNeurosci study shows that music does not boost memory in a single way. Instead, how strongly you feel the music determines whether you remember the big picture of an event or the small details, pointing toward more personalized music based memory therapies.
HealthMusic shapes your memory through emotional intensity, study findsRebecca Shavit