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Dr. Chao Zhang Awarded $2.2M NIH Grant

Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine | August 17, 2026

Chao Zhang, PhD, assistant professor of medicine/computational biomedicine at Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School…

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Global Collaboration Doubles Number of Patient-Derived Cancer Models to Accelerate Research

Harvard Medical School | August 17, 2026

A team led by investigators at Harvard Medical School, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, the Broad Institute…

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New Flu Vaccine Will Be More Effective, Says Expert

Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health | August 14, 2026

A newly approved flu vaccine based on mRNA technology will provide better protection than traditional…

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One Immune System, Two Species

Tufts Now | August 14, 2026

Your body depends on T cells to stay healthy. These white blood cells act like…

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Convergent Evolution of Metabolic Regulation Governs Redox Adaptation in Toxoplasma

Giuliano, C., et al. | August 13, 2026

Diverse organisms adjust metabolic gene expression during crowding as they encounter nutrient scarcity, oxidative stress,…

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A New Study Suggests That Our Bodies Produce More Proteins Than We Thought

Northeastern Global News | August 13, 2026

In 1968, the American biochemist and geneticist Marshall Nirenberg and his colleagues won the Nobel…

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A Chance Discovery Reveals an Unexpected Twist in One of Biology’s Oldest Molecular Machines

Harvard University Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology | August 12, 2026

Sometimes, groundbreaking discoveries begin with what looks like a failed experiment. Researchers in the lab…

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Harkamal (Hark) Jhajj on Rewiring Immune Cells to Repair Fractured Bones

Wyss Institute | August 12, 2026

Harkamal (Hark) Jhajj is always climbing physical and metaphorical mountains. In his spare time, he…

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With Mass. Women’s Health Award, Team Will Study How Alzheimer’s Risk Varies With Hormone Replacement

The Picower Institute | August 11, 2026

Observations conflict about whether hormone replacement therapy increases or decreases Alzheimer’s likelihood for women. With…

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Bryson Lab Receiving Funding to Bring Peru’s Genetic Diversity to TB Vaccine Research

Ragon Institute | August 11, 2026

A gift from the Romero Foundation has established the Romero Foundation TB Research Fund at…

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