Flipping the switch: Salk scientists shed new light on genetic changes that turn “on” cancer genes |
Assistant Professor Jesse Dixon and team found specific mechanisms that activate oncogenes, altered genes that can cause normal cells to become cancerous. The findings may lead to improved ways of predicting and treating cancer. |
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Deteriorating neurons are source of human brain inflammation in Alzheimer’s disease |
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President and Professor Rusty Gage and team discovered that deteriorating neurons are a source of human brain inflammation in Alzheimer’s disease. The researchers also discovered that targeting the deteriorating neurons with therapeutics could be an effective strategy for preventing or treating Alzheimer’s disease.
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Salk scientists develop compound that reverses gut inflammation in mice |
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Professor Ronald Evans and team discovered that the drug FexD, developed by Salk researchers, acts like a master reset switch in the intestines. FexD can prevent and reverse intestinal inflammation in mouse models of inflammatory bowel disease. Read more »
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NPR
Perceiving without seeing: How light resets your internal clock
Features Professor Satchidananda Panda
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KPBS
Salk scientist brings his personal experience to science, culture of deafness
Features Assistant Research Professor Uri Manor
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Del Mar Times
CCA student’s unique artwork benefits Salk Institute
Features Associate Professor Eiman Azim
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Athena Podcast
Blueprint for Success
Features Assistant Professor Christina Towers
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The Good Men Project
She proved signing is more than translating spoken words
Features the late Distinguished Professor Emerita Ursula Bellugi
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Associate Professor Eiman Azim receives L.I.F.E. Foundation grant |
Azim was awarded $50,000 to study how social isolation, anxiety, and depression affect movement. The foundation supports research to achieve better health outcomes for patients with brain and neurodegenerative diseases. |
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Nuttida Rungratsameetaweemana named 2022 Rising Star in Engineering in Health |
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Rungratsameetaweemana, a postdoctoral fellow in the lab of Professor Terrence Sejnowski, was recently selected as one of the 2022 Rising Stars in Engineering in Health, a program co-hosted by Johns Hopkins Biomedical Engineering and Columbia University to educate, train, and empower emerging leaders in academia at the intersection of engineering and biomedicine.
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Now available: the latest issue of Inside Salk magazine
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Read about Salk scientists who are unraveling how social interaction and isolation influence our mental and physical health. Learn more about our latest research findings in other areas of neuroscience, as well as metabolism, aging, plant biology, and more. The winter 2022 issue of our award-winning magazine also includes scientist profiles, event coverage, and a tribute to the late Professor Emeritus Walter Eckhart.
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Salk Institute mourns loss of former Board member and longtime supporter Linda Chester |
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Chester, founder of the Linda Chester Literary Agency, died at her home in La Jolla, Calif., on December 9. She was 76. At the Salk Institute, Chester served as International Council liaison from 2007 to 2009 and as member of the Board of Trustees from 2009 to 2015. She was very committed to Salk Women & Science, serving on the program’s advisory board, and she often attended Symphony at Salk. |
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Science is a collaborative pursuit, and we invite you to join us in accelerating life-changing discoveries. |
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If you laid out all the blood vessels in the human body end to end, how far would they stretch? |
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Answer: At least 60,000 miles—long enough to go around the world twice!
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Enjoy Salk science on your devices |
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The image below shows neurons (green) derived from a patient with Alzheimer’s disease. The nuclei of the neurons are also shown in blue.
Credit: Salk Institute
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