B.I.G. News and Highlights:
Smart Drug Smarts podcast interview highlights lymphatic system discovery
“Brain, Meet Lymphatic System” – A Biology Surprise The Leap Day podcast from the Smart Drug Smarts show featured Jonathan Kipnis, Ph.D. as he discusses the very exciting, recent discovery of lymphatic vessels in the brain. … [Read More...]
BIG Scientists are Finalists for Breakthrough of the Year
Neuroscientists found to their surprise that the lymphatic system--the network of vessels that helps clear waste in the body and circulate key immune cells--exists in the brain. The discovery (which some researchers argue is a rediscovery) should stimulate a closer look at links between the immune … [Read More...]
BIG Identifies Major Genetic Causes of Schizophrenia
Researchers at the School of Medicine will seek to identify the genetic causes of schizophrenia as part of a major project funded by the National Institute of Mental Health to better understand how genetic variation in brain cells affects human health and disease. B.I.G. Researcher Mike … [Read More...]
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