Publications of the Week Cell Painting for Cytotoxicity and Mode-Of-Action Analysis in Primary Human Hepatocytes Ewald, J., et al. | April 1, 2026 Scalable, human-relevant approaches for detecting compound modes of action are needed to improve chemical safety…karnottApril 1, 2026 Read More
Local News BIDMC Researchers Identify Gene Driving Colorectal Cancer Development Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center | April 1, 2026 Scientists at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) have answered a question that has puzzled…karnottApril 1, 2026 Read More
Awards UMass Chan Junior Faculty Receive Child Health Research Grants From Hood Foundation UMass Chan Medical School | March 31, 2026 A pair of UMass Chan Medical School junior faculty members are being recognized with prestigious…karnottMarch 31, 2026 Read More
Local News Evolutionary Clues Reveal How a Key Hearing Protein Adapted for Function Harvard University Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology | March 31, 2026 A new study in Current Biology (PDF) sheds light on how a critical protein underlying…karnottMarch 31, 2026 Read More
Local News A New View Into Viruses in the Body Broad Institute | March 30, 2026 Some viruses make us sick and are cleared within days by the immune system, but…karnottMarch 30, 2026 Read More
Publications of the Week Dopamine and Serotonin Inversely Modulate D2 Medium Spiny Neurons to Regulate Cocaine Reward Cardozo Pinto, D., et al. | March 30, 2026 Classic theories propose opponent functions for striatal dopamine (DA) and serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine; 5HT), with DA…karnottMarch 30, 2026 Read More
Local News How Inflammation May Prime the Gut for Cancer Broad Institute | March 27, 2026 Chronic inflammation can raise a person’s risk of cancer, and a new study reveals key…karnottMarch 27, 2026 Read More
Local News Simple Blood Tests May Predict Response to Lymphoma Treatment Tufts Now | March 27, 2026 Many people with an aggressive blood cancer called diffuse large B cell lymphoma are cured…karnottMarch 27, 2026 Read More
Publications of the Week The E3 Ubiquitin Ligase Mechanism Specifying Targeted microRNA Degradation Farnung, J., et al. | March 26, 2026 MicroRNAs (miRNAs) associate with Argonaute (AGO) proteins to form complexes that down-regulate target RNAs, including…karnottMarch 26, 2026 Read More
Awards BeWonderNow Brings Hope to the Fight Against Brain Cancer Wyss Institute | March 26, 2026 In contrast to advances made in other types of cancer, brain cancer survival rates remain…karnottMarch 26, 2026 Read More