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One gene links newborn neurons with those that die in diseases such as Alzheimer's

Naturally replaced neurons may hold the key to understanding processes of neurodegeneration In certain parts of the brain, cells called neurons go through a cycle of death and replenishment. New research from Rockefeller University's Fernando Nottebohm, Ph.D., shows that these replaceable neurons...

The Starr Foundation funds tri-institution stem cell research

New tri-institutional collaboration aimed at realizing the potential of stem cell research Three New York City biomedical research institutions — The Rockefeller University, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) — will receive $50 millio...
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Beyond epigenetics

Rockefeller scientists show nuclear protein Ezh2 helps establish previously unknown signaling pathway in cells Since 2001, scientists have wrestled with the discovery that there are fewer genes in humans than biological processes linked to those genes over the course of a human lifespan. One way ...
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For young canaries learning their song, freedom in youth gives way to rules in adulthood

For some kinds of birds, learning to sing is as much a part of growing up as learning to talk is for human children. They listen to their parents and other adults, memorize, imitate, practice, and in time are able to chirp a tune characteristic of their species that will help attract a mate. Now ...
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Two Rockefeller scientists elected to National Academy of Sciences

The National Academy of Sciences announced the election of 72 new members this morning, including two Rockefeller University scientists: C. David Allis, Ph.D., Joy and Jack Fishman Professor and head of the Laboratory of Chromatin Biology and Epigenetics, and Charles M. Rice, Ph.D., Maurice R. an...
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Vaccine developed at Rockefeller University boosts natural killer T cells in patients with cancer

Both arms of immune system respond A new vaccine designed at The Rockefeller University boosted a type of fast-responding immune system cell called the natural killer T (NKT) cell in patients with advanced cancer. The study surprised researchers by revealing the ability of these NKT cells to spur...
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Jeffrey Friedman, discoverer of leptin, receives Gairdner, Passano awards

Rockefeller University's Jeffrey M. Friedman, M.D., Ph.D., a molecular geneticist whose discovery of the hormone leptin and its role in regulating body weight has changed our understanding of the causes of human obesity, has received two prestigious awards for this work: the Gairdner Foundation I...
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Rockefeller University researchers are changing the face of addiction treatment

New study shows that "contingency management" treatment increases patient success rates and improves the morale of clinic staff and administration People addicted to heroin, alcohol and other drugs of abuse often fail to stay clean because they won't go to or won't stay in treatment. Reporting in...
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Mice with defective sperm offer clues to infertility in men

Findings may yield methods for improving fertility as well as developing male contraceptives For 40 percent of the estimated six million American couples battling infertility, the problem lies with the man. But help may be on the way. New research in mice by scientists at Rockefeller University a...
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Renowned French neuroscientist Jean-Pierre Changeux receives Rockefeller University's science writing prize

Jean-Pierre Changeux, Ph.D., one of the boldest thinkers in modern neuroscience, received the Rockefeller University Lewis Thomas Prize for Writing about Science Tues., March 29. Paul Nurse, Ph.D., president of Rockefeller University, presented Changeux with the annual prize following a public le...
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