Northwestern University researchers have captured a detailed look at one of the body’s major heat sensors, revealing how it turns on when temperatures rise. They found the part of the sensor inside the cell is important for detecting and responding to heat. Sensor also is linked to chronic pain and epilepsy, opening the door to new treatments.

Boston Children’s Hospital has received $8.1M in NIH funding to support and expand the Spastic Paraplegia Centers of Excellence Research Network (SP-CERN). Darius Ebrahimi-Fakhari, M.D., Ph.D., Director of the Movement Disorders Program at Boston Children’s, and his team will lead this multi-center effort.