Articles by

Laura Sanders

Semaglutide saps mice’s motivation to run

CHICAGO — Mice love to run. But not when they’re taking semaglutide, the diabetes and weight-loss drug...

Scientists have traced all 54.5 million connections in a fruit fly’s brain

In the brain of a singular fruit fly, nerve cells weave themselves together, enabling flight, mating, eating,...

A study in mice hints at a new way to treat spinal cord injuries

After a devastating spinal cord injury, mice’s nerve cells balloon up in size. Some of these neurons...

Pregnancy overhauls the brain. Here’s what that looks like

Pregnancy overhauls a woman’s body. The brain is no exception. A detailed study of a woman’s brain...