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 >>

Reuben Shaw and David Shackelford

June 15, 2009
People who suffer from Peutz-Jeghers syndrome, a rare inherited cancer syndrome, develop gastrointestinal polyps and are predisposed to colon cancer and other tumor types. ...read more >>

Juan Carlos Izpisúa Belmonte and Inder M. Verma

June 01, 2009
A study led by researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies, has catapulted the field of regenerative medicine significantly forward, proving in principle that a human genetic disease can be cured using a combination of gene therapy and ...read more >>