Erik Nilsson
In the dry, rarefied air of Chiles Atacama Desert, nearly 17,000 feet above sea level, a remarkable machine opens windows into the deep past. The Atacama Cosmology Telescope (ACT), perched on the hig… [+6962 chars]
The short and sweet of it is no, undead zombies do not and cannot exist. Speaking with Canada's National Post, McMaster University associate professor of internal medicine Dr. John Neary explained th… [+1480 chars]
For trucks and heavy-duty vehicles that must travel long distances without frequent, time-consuming charging stops, batteries often fall short. Hydrogen fuel cells -- which can be refueled as quickly… [+5441 chars]
For decades, scientists believed Vesta, one of the largest objects in our solar system's asteroid belt, wasn't just an asteroid. They concluded that Vesta has a crust, mantle and core -- fundamental … [+5896 chars]
People's willingness to do volunteer work or give to charity differs greatly. Besides financial and social incentives, individual differences in people's personality can explain why some of us are mo… [+2152 chars]
Imagine that you knew how much memory you had left in your brain. Maybe theres a progress bar in the corner of your eye. Or maybe you can visualize the percentage at will. In any case, anytime you e… [+4828 chars]
At a Glance <ul><li>Scientists mapped the connections between hundreds of thousands of neurons in a small section of mouse brain and examined their firing patterns in response to visual stimuli.</li… [+3690 chars]
In this study, we developed three new synapse ablators: PFE3, which ablates excitatory synapses; paGFE3, a photoactivatable version of the inhibitory synapse ablator; GFE3 and chGFE3, a chemically ac… [+5857 chars]
<ul><li>Exposure to tropical cyclones during early childhood significantly reduces school enrollment.</li><li>The effect is greater in areas unaccustomed to frequent storms. </li><li>Girls shoulder … [+5181 chars]
Cumulatively, we demonstrate that microglia aging in the hippocampus advances through intermediate states that precede inflammatory activation, with functional implications for age-related cognitive … [+6386 chars]
<li><ol><li>Immunology and Inflammation</li><li>Structural Biology and Molecular Biophysics</li></ol> Antibodies are a major component of adaptive immunity against invading pathogens. Here, we explo… [+4552 chars]
Establishing the left and right body plan in the early embryo is a fundamental part of development and this process depends on the presence of a Lefty1+ midline barrier. Individual organs, too, have … [+17525 chars]
Our study revealed continued rhythmic swimming activity under constant darkness, showing the involvement of a circadian clock in swimming behavior of krill, as has been previously shown for other mar… [+17859 chars]
Olfactory sensory neurons (OSNs) are remarkable as they undergo life-long neurogenesis within the adult olfactory epithelium (Graziadei and Monti Graziadei, 1985), and their axons are exclusively ass… [+7140 chars]
In the Research Matters series, we visit labs across campus to hear directly from Stanford scientists about what theyre working on, how it could advance human health and well-being, and why universit… [+3268 chars]
All behavior is embedded within a subjective spatial and temporal framework. In the mammalian brain, allocentric space is represented within a distributed, interconnected network of regions that spec… [+5799 chars]
The effective diagnosis and treatment of tumors bearing IDH1 mutations relies on an understanding of the fundamental biological and physiological roles of IDH1. In this study, we delineated an enzyme… [+7035 chars]
In this study, we developed three new synapse ablators: PFE3, which ablates excitatory synapses; paGFE3, a photoactivatable version of the inhibitory synapse ablator; GFE3 and chGFE3, a chemically ac… [+5857 chars]