Latest news from Rockefeller University on News en-us Copyright 2024 News 115 31 / /images/newswise-logo-rss.gif /articles/a-new-chemistry-for-crispr/?sc=rsin /articles/a-new-chemistry-for-crispr/?sc=rsin Mon, 28 Oct 2024 12:30:10 EST It acts as a sort of molecular fumigator to battle phages and plasmids. Rockefeller University /articles/the-decision-to-eat-may-come-down-to-these-three-neurons/?sc=rsin /articles/the-decision-to-eat-may-come-down-to-these-three-neurons/?sc=rsin Wed, 23 Oct 2024 14:15:10 EST Manipulating a newly identified neural circuit can curb appetite--or spur massive overeating. Rockefeller University /articles/surprising-reason-that-b-cells-benefit-from-booster-shots/?sc=rsin /articles/surprising-reason-that-b-cells-benefit-from-booster-shots/?sc=rsin Wed, 23 Oct 2024 12:55:03 EST Certain infectious diseases, such as COVID or the flu, evolve constantly, shapeshifting just enough to outmaneuver our immune systems and reinfect us repeatedly. But subsequent reinfections often don't lead to the most severe outcomes--for very good reason. Upon first exposure to a pathogen, our immune systems churn out specially trained B cells, which have learned to identify and eliminate the virus. Rockefeller University /articles/west-nile-infections-are-spiking-here-s-why-the-percentage-of-severe-cases-is-so-small/?sc=rsin /articles/west-nile-infections-are-spiking-here-s-why-the-percentage-of-severe-cases-is-so-small/?sc=rsin Wed, 23 Oct 2024 12:45:09 EST The U.S. is currently in the midst of yet another West Nile virus (WNV) outbreak, with the CDC documenting 880 cases across 46 states so far this year. Rockefeller University /articles/in-studying-the-mating-rituals-of-fruit-flies-scientists-may-have-learned-something-about-how-brains-evolve/?sc=rsin /articles/in-studying-the-mating-rituals-of-fruit-flies-scientists-may-have-learned-something-about-how-brains-evolve/?sc=rsin Wed, 09 Oct 2024 15:05:03 EST Researchers have identified how the architecture of brain circuits helps different species flexibly adapt to new mating signals across evolutionary timeframes. Rockefeller University /articles/could-a-bout-of-covid-protect-you-from-a-severe-case-of-flu/?sc=rsin /articles/could-a-bout-of-covid-protect-you-from-a-severe-case-of-flu/?sc=rsin Tue, 01 Oct 2024 09:05:27 EST New findings on how past viral respiratory infections affect future, unrelated ones could lead to therapies for boosting general antiviral immunity--and potentially better pandemic preparedness. Rockefeller University /articles/common-gene-variant-linked-to-covid-mortality/?sc=rsin /articles/common-gene-variant-linked-to-covid-mortality/?sc=rsin Wed, 21 Sep 2022 15:50:04 EST It may be the most baffling quirk of COVID: What manifests as minor, flu-like symptoms in some individuals spirals into severe disease, disability, and even death in others. Rockefeller University /articles/how-a-narrow-spectrum-antibiotic-takes-aim-at-c-diff/?sc=rsin /articles/how-a-narrow-spectrum-antibiotic-takes-aim-at-c-diff/?sc=rsin Wed, 06 Apr 2022 14:00:17 EST Most antibiotics are double-edged swords. Besides killing the pathogen they are prescribed for, they also decimate beneficial bacteria and change the composition of the gut microbiome. Rockefeller University /articles/scientists-discover-a-new-class-of-memory-cells-in-the-brain/?sc=rsin /articles/scientists-discover-a-new-class-of-memory-cells-in-the-brain/?sc=rsin Fri, 02 Jul 2021 15:40:34 EST Scientists have long searched in vain for a class of brain cells that could explain the visceral flash of recognition that we feel when we see a very familiar face, like that of our grandmothers. Rockefeller University /articles/joanne-chory-wins-the-2020-pearl-meister-greengard-prize/?sc=rsin /articles/joanne-chory-wins-the-2020-pearl-meister-greengard-prize/?sc=rsin Thu, 01 Oct 2020 14:05:56 EST oanne Chory, who pioneered the application of molecular genetics to plant biology and transformed our understanding of photosynthesis, will receive the 2020 Pearl Meister Greengard Prize, the preeminent international award recognizing outstanding women scientists. Rockefeller University /articles/xiaowei-zhuang-will-receive-the-2019-pearl-meister-greengard-prize/?sc=rsin /articles/xiaowei-zhuang-will-receive-the-2019-pearl-meister-greengard-prize/?sc=rsin Tue, 29 Oct 2019 15:55:46 EST The Rockefeller University has announced that Xiaowei Zhuang, inventor of novel molecular-imaging techniques, will be awarded the 2019 Pearl Meister Greengard Prize, the preeminent international award for women in biomedical science. Zhuang is the David B. Arnold Professor of Science at Harvard University, and a Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator. She will receive the prize on November 19 at a ceremony at Rockefeller hosted by the architect Billie Tsien. Rockefeller University /articles/jennifer-doudna-to-receive-the-2018-pearl-meister-greengard-prize/?sc=rsin /articles/jennifer-doudna-to-receive-the-2018-pearl-meister-greengard-prize/?sc=rsin Thu, 13 Sep 2018 10:00:33 EST The Rockefeller University has announced that Jennifer Doudna will receive this year's Pearl Meister Greengard Prize, a major international accolade honoring outstanding women scientists. Rockefeller University /articles/jeffrey-m-friedman-receives-albert-lasker-award-for-discovery-of-leptin/?sc=rsin /articles/jeffrey-m-friedman-receives-albert-lasker-award-for-discovery-of-leptin/?sc=rsin Tue, 21 Sep 2010 14:00:00 EST This year's Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research, the most prestigious American prize in science, honors Rockefeller University's Jeffrey M. Friedman, who discovered leptin, a hormone that regulates food intake and body weight. Rockefeller University /articles/rockefeller-university-elects-marc-tessier-lavigne-10th-president/?sc=rsin /articles/rockefeller-university-elects-marc-tessier-lavigne-10th-president/?sc=rsin Thu, 09 Sep 2010 08:00:00 EST The Rockefeller University announced today that its Board of Trustees has elected Marc Tessier-Lavigne, Ph.D., a leader in the study of brain development and currently Genentech executive vice president for research and chief scientific officer, as the 10th president of the university. Rockefeller University /articles/scientists-identify-protein-that-spurs-formation-of-alzheimer-s-plaques/?sc=rsin /articles/scientists-identify-protein-that-spurs-formation-of-alzheimer-s-plaques/?sc=rsin Wed, 01 Sep 2010 13:00:00 EST Scientists have discovered how the cancer drug Gleevec attacks beta-amyloid, the primary component of senile plaques in Alzheimer's disease. The finding suggests that drugs modeled on Gleevec could provide new treatments for this disease. Rockefeller University /articles/scientists-identify-natures-insect-repellents/?sc=rsin /articles/scientists-identify-natures-insect-repellents/?sc=rsin Fri, 16 Jul 2010 10:40:00 EST Two compounds emitted by mosquito predators that make the mosquitoes less inclined to lay eggs in pools of water may provide new environmentally friendly tactics for repelling and controlling disease-carrying insects. Rockefeller University