A New Allergy Study Points to Nerves as an Early Trigger
New research suggests sensory nerves may help set allergic responses in motion after repeated allergen exposure, but the findings are still early and come mainly from animal studies.
Nobel Win Spotlights How Light Helps Map Brain Circuits
A Nobel Prize for optogenetics is drawing attention to a tool that lets researchers switch nerve cells on and off with light, helping them study brain circuits linked to dementia and other neurologic disease.