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Live Science: Aging and inflammation may not go hand in hand, study suggests

Nov 5, 2025

A new study helps reveal why some vaccines are less effective in older adults than they are in younger people.

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The Transmitter: Constellation of studies charts brain development, offers ‘dramatic revision’

Nov 5, 2025

Multiple mouse and human brain atlases track the emergence of distinct cell types during development and uncover pathways that decide a cell’s fate....

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Yahoo News: A new batch of ‘brain atlases’ shows how brain cells change from embryo to maturity

Nov 5, 2025

The field could soon show when problems like dementia emerge.

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Fox 13 Seattle: Why flu shots work differently in older adults

Oct 31, 2025

It is flu season and there is some new insight into why vaccines may work less effectively in older adults.

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Science: Can AI capture the mind-boggling complexity of a human cell?

Oct 30, 2025

More than 2 decades ago researchers started to build systems of equations meant to simulate some of the cell’s workings. Now, they have progressed...

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KOMO: Allen Institute scientists crack code on why flu shots work differently in older adults

Oct 30, 2025

Flu season is fast-approaching! And with it comes the annual push by public health leaders to encourage us to roll up our sleeves to get the latest...

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The Scientist: A Neural Network Maps the Mouse Brain in Unprecedented Detail

Oct 23, 2025

Using spatial transcriptomics and AI, researchers redefined the mouse brain’s geography, uncovering hundreds of new subregions.

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GeekWire: Tech Moves: Allen Institute gets new exec

Oct 23, 2025

Award-winning immunologist ​​Susan Kaech is the new executive vice president of the Allen Institute’s Immunology Moonshot, an initiative that...

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FOX Chicago: Can you really trust your gut? The science behind our ‘sixth sense’

Oct 16, 2025

We’ve all heard the advice: “trust your gut.” But what does that really mean — and is there science behind it? Dr. Hongkui Zeng, Executive...

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