Latest news from Rockefeller University on Newswise en-us Copyright 2025 Newswise 115 31 / /images/newswise-logo-rss.gif /articles/researchers-uncover-key-insights-into-how-the-body-protects-against-neuron-damage/?sc=rsin /articles/researchers-uncover-key-insights-into-how-the-body-protects-against-neuron-damage/?sc=rsin Wed, 29 Jan 2025 19:35:19 EST New research on nematodes reveals how glial cells maintain and monitor neuronal dendrites. Rockefeller University /articles/new-clues-to-the-mechanism-behind-food-tolerance-and-allergies/?sc=rsin /articles/new-clues-to-the-mechanism-behind-food-tolerance-and-allergies/?sc=rsin Tue, 28 Jan 2025 20:00:16 EST Study reveals how immune cells in the gut distinguish between food and harmful pathogens, shedding light on the origins of both food allergies and intestinal diseases. Rockefeller University /articles/unique-characteristics-of-a-rare-liver-cancer-identified-as-clinical-trial-of-new-treatment-begins/?sc=rsin /articles/unique-characteristics-of-a-rare-liver-cancer-identified-as-clinical-trial-of-new-treatment-begins/?sc=rsin Fri, 17 Jan 2025 19:00:22 EST Long classified as a subset of common liver cancer, FLC should be considered its own unique disease. Now researchers are testing a combination drug therapy that targets FLC tumors. Rockefeller University /articles/new-mechanism-for-maintaining-genome-stability-discovered/?sc=rsin /articles/new-mechanism-for-maintaining-genome-stability-discovered/?sc=rsin Tue, 14 Jan 2025 18:40:42 EST New research reveals how the RapA enzyme protects against R-loop cytotoxicity in E. coli. Rockefeller University /articles/expert-available-reduced-exposure-to-sunlight-affects-our-circadian-rhythms-and-health/?sc=rsin /articles/expert-available-reduced-exposure-to-sunlight-affects-our-circadian-rhythms-and-health/?sc=rsin Mon, 16 Dec 2024 19:25:54 EST Rockefeller University /articles/study-reveals-how-unexpected-shifts-in-cell-populations-are-revising-our-understanding-of-the-aging-process/?sc=rsin /articles/study-reveals-how-unexpected-shifts-in-cell-populations-are-revising-our-understanding-of-the-aging-process/?sc=rsin Wed, 11 Dec 2024 15:05:21 EST A newly created atlas of 21 million cells could upend long-held assumptions about how we age and provide fresh directions for anti-aging therapies. Rockefeller University /articles/the-rockefeller-university/?sc=rsin /articles/the-rockefeller-university/?sc=rsin Wed, 11 Dec 2024 11:35:56 EST Researchers discovered a vulnerability in viral enzymes that could lead to novel treatments for diseases as diverse as COVID and Ebola, while also minimizing side effects and reducing the odds of drug resistance. Rockefeller University /articles/researchers-discover-a-genetic-disposition-increasing-the-risk-of-breast-cancer-metastasis/?sc=rsin /articles/researchers-discover-a-genetic-disposition-increasing-the-risk-of-breast-cancer-metastasis/?sc=rsin Mon, 09 Dec 2024 11:00:00 EST Metastasis is responsible for 90 percent of cancer deaths. Researchers have found that the mutations driving it may stem from a commonly inherited variant of the PCSK9 gene. Rockefeller University /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