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NPR: Timeline shows what happens to different brain cells as Alzheimer’s progresses

11.07.2024

An analysis of brains at various stages of Alzheimer's found that neurons called inhibitory neurons are the first to be affected by the disease.

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Fox News: New Alzheimer’s research reveals ‘quiet’ phase of the disease, before symptoms appear

10.18.2024

Researchers led by the Allen Institute for Brain Science in Seattle and University of Washington Medicine have identified cellular changes in the...

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Kyle Travaglini and Mariano Gabitto, two male scientists, take a look at brain tissue samples on a clear slide in a lab at the Allen Institute.

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Newsweek: Alzheimer’s Hidden ‘Early’ Brain Damage Phase Revealed by Neuroscientists

10.17.2024

Alzheimer's disease damages the brain before any symptoms begin to appear, new research suggests. This is part of a new two-step model of Alzheimer's...

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New study traces Alzheimer’s ‘pathology clock’ at unprecedented cellular resolution

10.14.2024

Scientists map Alzheimer’s advance at fine cellular level and identify some of the first neurons lost to disease, providing potential targets for...

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New York Times: After a Decade, Scientists Unveil Fly Brain in Stunning Detail

10.03.2024

(Photo credit: Tyler Sloan for FlyWire, Princeton University) Scientists have mapped out how 140,000 neurons are wired in the brain of the fruit fly,...

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Nature: Largest brain map ever reveals fruit fly’s neurons in exquisite detail

10.02.2024

(Photo credit: Tyler Sloan and Amy Sterling for FlyWire, Princeton University) “This is a huge deal,” says Clay Reid, a neurobiologist at the...

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Global effort to map the human brain releases first data

10.01.2024

The BICAN Rapid Release Inventory provides early access to comprehensive single-cell data, aiming to accelerate brain research.

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NewScientist: Map of the immune system changing with age may help optimise vaccines

09.27.2024

Our immune cells change a lot as the decades progress, which could explain why we become more susceptible to certain conditions

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Summer Workshop on the Dynamic Brain: Ten years of collaboration and community

09.24.2024

A two-week summer camp for neuroscience students building bridges, surfacing insights, and teaching cutting-edge computational methods

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New AI method sheds light on brain cell diversity

09.23.2024

Researchers develop a machine learning approach to classify brain cells more precisely, which could aid studies into their role in health and disease.

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Nature’s Palette: A tale of science and art

09.19.2024

Two sisters, from seemingly different worlds, have joined forces in a unique collaboration to visualize the healthy immune system across age.

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Allen Institute for Immunology unveils landmark Human Immune Health Atlas

09.19.2024

Comprehensive dataset maps the landscape of healthy immune cells across the human lifespan 

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No lab? No problem for this neuroscience student

09.17.2024

How open science tools helped a personal journey into Alzheimer’s research 

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San Diego Union-Tribune: UC San Diego gets $10 million to study how climate change affects marine animals

09.11.2024

Scientists will look especially closely at how such warming impacts brain development

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Inside Philanthropy: Another Major Science Funder Dives into How Climate Change Affects Animal Brains

09.11.2024

Scientists at the new Allen Discovery Center will seek to identify the mechanisms behind resilience or vulnerability among species and populations as...

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Inc.: 5 Tips for Neuroscience Majors According to a Leading Expert

09.10.2024

(Photo credit: Getty/Inc.) Inc. spoke with Kaitlyn Casimo, a doctor and neuroscientist who leads the education and engagement program at the Allen...

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The Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group announces Allen Discovery Center for Neurobiology in Changing Environments

09.10.2024

New research center at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography will study how climate change affects marine life  

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Allen Institute for Cell Science and New York Stem Cell Foundation join forces to advance inclusive cellular biology

09.04.2024

Partnership combines advanced cellular tagging with ethnically diverse stem cell lines, addressing critical gaps in biomedical research  

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KOMO News: Seattle scientists travel to Rwanda to help build STEM network with students

08.26.2024

The goal is to diversify neuroscience, empower local students interested in STEM, and increase accessibility to science by bringing it to communities...

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Image of mouse primary visual cortex showing GABAergic interneurons (blue) expressing two halves (red and green) of a healthy SCN1A protein,

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Allen Institute scientists awarded $1 million to research gene therapy for Dravet syndrome

08.20.2024

Washington Research Foundation grant will accelerate gene therapy development for the rare, devastating disorder.

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