Highlights
Researchers Define Precise EEG Signature of Anesthesia-Induced Unconsciousness
NIH Director’s Pioneer Awardee, Dr. Emery N. Brown, and NIH Director’s New Innovator Awardee, Dr. Patrick L. Purdon, have teamed up to develop a method for determining and tracking consciousness during propofol-induced anesthesia.
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Scientists Uncover How Tuberculosis “Pumps-Up” Tolerance To Drug Therapies
NIH Director’s Pioneer Award recipient Dr. Lalita Ramakrishnan and colleagues at the University of Washington and University of Pennsylvania are taking steps to improve the treatment of tuberculosis (TB).
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Novel Blood Test May Improve Diagnosis of Many Diseases
Dr. Thomas Kodadek and colleagues at The Scripps Research Institute are developing a new blood test to improve disease diagnoses.
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Scientists Uncover New Process Regulating Electrical Firing Properties of Neurons
NIH Director’s Pioneer Award recipient Dr. James Eberwine and colleagues at the University of Pennsylvania and Sequenom, Inc. have discovered a novel method by which neurons selectively express proteins that control their electrical properties.
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