In Print
Photo by Graham Ramsay
From Focus:
Dendritic
Spines Don’t Go with the Flow
Neurons receive incoming signals through synapses at hundreds of lollipop-shaped
dendritic spines. The strength of synaptic signals can change, allowing the brain
to adapt in response to experience. A study led by Bernardo Sabatini and Brenda
Bloodgood found that the thin necks of dendritic spines constrict or widen in
response to different inputs, regulating the ability of molecules to flow from
the spine into the cell body. This action could be a way that the spines control
synaptic strength and give synapses some independence from the cell.
Upcoming
General Interest Symposium:
Health Under Siege: The Case of Palestine
Monday, Dec. 12
12:15–1:15 p.m.
- Allam Jarrar
Palestine Medical Relief Society and the Palestinian Council for
Peace and Justice
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Spotlight
Faculty Authors Consider the ‘Health Care Mess’
Rashi Fein and Julius Richmond will discuss their recent book, The Health
Care Mess: How We Got Into It and What It Will Take to Get Out, at a Dec.
15 presentation and book signing at Countway Library.
Student Scene
Photo courtesy of Nicole Martin
Playing
the Doctor’s Part
Lacking both clinical experience and the look of experience that comes with
age, Nicole Martin sometimes has to scramble to hit just the right note of authority
when speaking to patients.
Lab Works
A multimedia site featuring Harvard
Medical research.
StudenTalk
Personal takes on issues inside and
outside the classroom.
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