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Featured ArticleSeptember 06, 2022Connecting life-long dietary restrictions and loss of cognitive function
Andrew Ouellette is helping to discover new connections between life-long dietary restriction and the loss of cognitive function. -
Research HighlightApril 05, 2021Using machine learning to analyze mouse behavior
JAX researcher Dr. Vivek Kumar trains computers (using machine learning) to analyze specific mouse behaviors. -
Blog PostFebruary 19, 2019If you’re happy and you know it, thank your bugs
New research reveals there is active communication between your brain and your gut, suggesting an association between your mental health and your gut microbiome. -
Search MagazineDecember 06, 2016Addiction is not a moral failure
Recent program at JAX focused on treating addiction as a chronic illness with genetic, environmental and social aspects, and sharing the latest efforts toward prevention, treatment, and law enforcement initiatives.
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Research HighlightNovember 10, 2021Using rabies to track the neural circuitry underlying behavior
Understanding how we use our brain to make decisions is a daunting task, given our brain's extensive webs of neural wiring and circuitry. Now, JAX researchers are using a surprising tool to investigate goal-directed behaviors: the rabies virus. -
Blog PostAugust 12, 2020JAX Diversity Outbred Mice: A Genetically Diverse Mouse for a Diverse Human Population
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Research HighlightDecember 14, 2018Gene knockdown induces deficits reminiscent of aging and Alzheimer's
JAX researchers find that reducing Hp1bp3 expression mimics age-related cognitive decline through mechanisms reminiscent of aging and Alzheimer's disease -
Research HighlightDecember 01, 2016Discovering the genetic basis of sleep regulation
Researchers at JAX and the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center have identified two genes that play significant roles in maintaining regular sleep.