Tick Saliva: New Target for Lyme Disease Vaccine
November 19, 2009
A protein found in the saliva of ticks may prove to be an attractive target for a new type of Lyme disease vaccine. More

High Blood Pressure During Pregnancy May Set Stage for Thyroid Problems Later
November 17, 2009
Scientists have found that a history of preeclampsia -- dangerously high blood pressure and a suite of other symptoms that complicate some pregnancies – can dramatically increase the likelihood that a woman will experience low thyroid function later in life. More

Grants Push Grad Schools to Bring Research and Medicine Together
November 17, 2009
The Howard Hughes Medical Institute is awarding a total of $16 million to 23 schools that are developing graduate programs to prepare scientists to translate laboratory discoveries into new medical treatments and diagnostics. More

Teasing Apart Brain Function, Neuron by Neuron
November 08, 2009
A new imaging tool lets researchers watch individual neurons in the brains of living animals light up as they work together to control the animal’s behavior. The tool offers a more detailed perspective on neural circuits that is crucial to understanding the functional architecture of the brain. More

Scientists Launch Effort to Sequence the DNA of 10,000 Vertebrates
November 05, 2009
Scientists have an ambitious new strategy for untangling the evolutionary history of humans and their biological relatives: obtain, preserve, and sequence the DNA of approximately one species for each genus of living mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fish. More

Studies Begin to Shape New Image of DNA
October 29, 2009
Variations from DNA's iconic double-helix shape transmit information about where proteins need to bind to make sure the right genes are activated or silenced during development. More

Histone Molecules Drive Organ Failure During Sepsis
October 25, 2009
New research shows that histones that escape from cells aren’t just a byproduct of sepsis, they’re a ringleader in its development. In animal studies, blocking histones with an antibody or enzyme prevents their destructive effects. More

Starving Dengue Fever Virus of Critical Building Blocks
October 23, 2009
New research shows that cutting down the amount of fat particles in cells may be an effective way to prevent the dengue fever virus from replicating and spreading. More

Restarting Regeneration One Step at a Time
October 22, 2009
A signaling pathway that guides the early development of animals from flies to humans also helps a regenerating flatworm orient itself from head to tail. More

Gilliam Fellow Finds a New Twist on How Some Parasites Move
October 20, 2009
New research by an HHMI-funded graduate students and his colleagues has overturned an 150-year-old idea of how the parasite Trypanasoma brucei moves. T. brucei causes African sleeping sickness. More