Research News

A three-step study from the Naumann lab — lab experiments with zebrafish, computer simulation, and robotic testing — reveal how closely the brain and body work together to guide movement based on what we see.

A team led by Neurobiology training faculty member Huanghe Yang has discovered a key biological pathway that contributes to health complications caused by sickle cell disease. Their findings also suggest a promising treatment strategy: blocking a protein that initiates the process using a drug that’s approved for gout treatment in some countries. Read Angela Spivey's article in SoM News. Read the full study in the American Journal of Hematology.

Researchers have discovered for the first time that a particular protein plays a crucial role in the development of a normal placenta in the early stages of pregnancy. Learning more more about the protein, PIEZ01, and its role in pregnancy could pave the way for preventing unexplained miscarriages, preeclampsia, or fetal growth restriction.

Duke neurobiologist Diego V. Bohórquez, Ph.D, continues to redefine our understanding of gut-brain communication with new research uncovering a sixth sense that starts in the gut and may influence what we eat and how we feel.

A team led by Neurobiology training faculty member Staci Bilbo and graduate student Ben Devlin has found that a molecule in the brain called interleukin 34 communicates with micro

Previously, astrocytes were thought of as mere support cells, performing the brain's grunt work.  Says Neurobiology training faculty member Cagla Eroglu, "They were considere

A team led by Neurobiology training faculty member Debby Silver and first-author research associate Jing Liu, has a new study published in Nature which inves

A team led by Neurobiology training faculty member Ru-Rong Ji has developed a new experimental drug called SBI-810 that could offer powerful pain relief without the addictive side