https://medicine.yale.edu/lab/chang/news-rss/?title=Chang%20Lab%20News&orgId=118873 A selection of the latest research, academic, and other newsworthy developments at Chang Lab en-us Copyright 2026 Yale School of Medicine Sun, 12 Apr 2026 14:14:33 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/lab/chang/news-article/tumors-protect-themselves-from-immune-attack-by-talking-to-brain/ https://medicine.yale.edu/lab/chang/news-article/tumors-protect-themselves-from-immune-attack-by-talking-to-brain/ Researchers found that tumor-brain communication activated signaling that blocked immune activity against the cancer. Thu, 12 Feb 2026 14:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/lab/chang/news-article/lei-and-junkins-honored-with-2025-kavli-postdoctoral-fellowship/ https://medicine.yale.edu/lab/chang/news-article/lei-and-junkins-honored-with-2025-kavli-postdoctoral-fellowship/ The Kavli Institute for Neuroscience is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2025 Kavli Postdoctoral Fellowship. Wed, 16 Apr 2025 19:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/lab/chang/news-article/catalyzing-impact-through-focused-research-funding-rui-chang/ https://medicine.yale.edu/lab/chang/news-article/catalyzing-impact-through-focused-research-funding-rui-chang/ With the support of a Kavli Innovative Award and Kavli Postdoctoral fellowships, the lab of Rui Chang made substantial progress in understanding interoception - the body’s ability to sense changes within itself. Wed, 28 Aug 2024 15:00:00 Z https://www.nyas.org/press-releases/2023-blavatnik-regional-awards-for-young-scientists-honorees-announced/ https://www.nyas.org/press-releases/2023-blavatnik-regional-awards-for-young-scientists-honorees-announced/ Qiancheng Zhao, PhD, neuroscientist at Yale University, was recognized for exploring how our brain senses internal states, such as blood pressure fluctuations, food digestion, and breathing rhythms in a process called interoception. Thu, 10 Aug 2023 16:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/lab/chang/news-article/does-parkinsons-disease-begin-in-the-gut/ https://medicine.yale.edu/lab/chang/news-article/does-parkinsons-disease-begin-in-the-gut/ Yale research suggests that several neurodegerative diseases may originate not in the nervous system, but in the gut microbiome. Tue, 09 Aug 2022 04:00:00 Z https://medicine.yale.edu/lab/chang/news-article/revealing-communications-between-brain-and-body/ https://medicine.yale.edu/lab/chang/news-article/revealing-communications-between-brain-and-body/ “This is the first time we actually know how different body signals are being represented through the vagal interoception system to the brain in a very precise and accurate manner,” says co-senior investigator Rui Chang, PhD. “We know that the brain can very precisely discriminate signals, but what is the biological reason for that discrimination?” Wed, 16 Mar 2022 04:00:00 Z