Fred H. Gage and Claire Clelland

July 09, 2009
Although the fact that we generate new brain cells throughout life is no longer disputed, their purpose has been the topic of much debate. Now, an international collaboration of researchers made a big leap forward in understanding what all these newborn ...read more >>

Geoffrey M. Wahl and Yunyuan V. Wang

July 06, 2009
More than three years ago, while serving as president-elect and then president of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), Salk scientist Geoff Wahl had an epiphany: cancer research needed a grassroots American fundraising movement ...read more >>

June 30, 2009
The Salk Institute for Biological Studies garnered the top discovery spot in the latest international ranking in the category "Neuroscience and Behavior" by Science Watch, a scientific organization that measures the citation impact of research p ...read more >>

Paul A. Slesinger, Senyon Choe and Prafulla Aryal

June 28, 2009
Alcohol's inebriating effects are familiar to everyone. But the molecular details of alcohol's impact on brain activity remain a mystery. ...read more >>

Tony Hunter, Andrew Dillin and Andrea C. Carrano

June 24, 2009
Experiment after experiment confirms that a diet on the brink of starvation expands lifespan in mice and many other species. But the molecular mechanism that links nutrition and survival is still poorly understood. ...read more >>

Marc Montminy and Yiguo Wang

June 21, 2009
Obesity is probably the most important factor in the development of insulin resistance, but science's understanding of the chain of events is still spotty. ...read more >>