NARSAD-funded researchers discovered that new nerve cells formed in the hypothalamus section of the brain could lead to weight gain. The study by Johns Hopkins' scientists was published in the May issue of Nature...
Discoveries
Seth Blackshaw, Ph.D.
May 22, 2012
Gabriel Corfas, Ph.D.
May 18, 2012
NARSAD Independent Investigator Grantee, Gabriel Corfas, Ph.D., is one of the authors of a new study that found that mice carrying a certain mutated form of gene displayed the human-like symptoms of attention deficit-...
Alexander Niculescu, III, M.D., Ph.D.
May 17, 2012
NARSAD Young Investigator Grantee, Alexander Niculescu, III, M.D., Ph.D. has led a team of scientists at the Indiana University School of Medicine in pinpointing the genes most responsible for schizophrenia. To identify...
Ron Davis, Ph.D.
May 15, 2012
NARSAD Distinguished Investigator Grantee, Ron Davis, Ph.D., is the lead author of a new study that identified a mechanism essential for both forming memories and eliminating them after memories have formed. Dr. Davis is...
Fred H. Gage, Ph.D.
May 11, 2012
On April 19th, the New York Times Magazine featured an incisive synopsis of the progression of treatments for depression. In a piece titled ' Post-Prozac Nation', Siddhartha Mukherjee outlines the evolutionary nature of...
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