Publications of the Week Shigella flexneri Disruption of Cellular Tension Promotes Intercellular SpreadDuncan-Lowey, J.K., et al. | December 2, 2020The findings in this publication demonstrate that the gram-negative intracellular bacterial pathogen Shigella flexneri, which…eabramovichDecember 2, 2020 Read More
Local News Genetic Treatment Plus Exercise Reverses Fatigue in Mice with Muscle Wasting DiseaseMassachusetts General Hospital | December 2, 2020Adding exercise to a genetic treatment for myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) was more effective…eabramovichDecember 2, 2020 Read More
Local News Bioprinting Algae to Grow Human OrgansThe Naked Scientists | December 1, 2020Over the past few years, medical scientists have been using 3D printing to create artificial…eabramovichDecember 1, 2020 Read More
Local News Combination Therapy Might Improve Outcomes in Treatment-Resistant Liver CancerMassachusetts General Hospital | December 1, 2020A combination cancer therapy that is effective against treatment-resistant hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) by inhibiting tumor…eabramovichDecember 1, 2020 Read More
Local News An Ionic Forcefield for NanoparticlesThe Harvard Gazette | November 30, 2020Nanoparticles are promising drug delivery tools, offering the ability to administer drugs directly to a…eabramovichNovember 30, 2020 Read More
Local News Researchers Demonstrate How Chronic Alcohol Consumption Causes Inflammation in the BrainBeth Israel Deaconess Medical Center | November 30, 2020Alcohol use disorder impacts millions of people around the world, including at least 17 million…eabramovichNovember 30, 2020 Read More
Publications of the Week Endogenous Antisense RNA Curbs CD39 Expression in Crohn’s DiseaseHarshe, R.P., et al. | November 27, 2020CD39 is an ectonucleotidase that initiates conversion of extracellular nucleotides into immunosuppressive adenosine. CD39 is…eabramovichNovember 27, 2020 Read More
Local News Catamaran Bio Launches with $42 Million Financing to Develop Off the Shelf CAR-NK Cell Therapies to Treat Solid TumorsCatamaran Bio | November 27, 2020Catamaran Bio, Inc., a biotechnology company developing allogeneic CAR-NK cell therapies to treat cancer, today…eabramovichNovember 27, 2020 Read More
Awards Six from Harvard Medical School Elected 2020 AAAS FellowsHarvard Medical School | November 26, 2020Six Harvard Medical School scientists and clinicians have been elected by their peers as 2020 Fellows…eabramovichNovember 26, 2020 Read More
Local News Study Identifies Genes That Help Drive Growth in Melanoma SubtypesDana-Farber | November 26, 2020Favoritism or impartiality? Do the four genomic subtypes of melanoma have a bias toward certain…eabramovichNovember 26, 2020 Read More