Awards Gabriela Schlau-Cohen Receives 2024 Protein Science Young Investigator AwardMIT Chemistry | May 3, 2024Professor Gabriela Schlau-Cohen has been selected by the Protein Society as the winner of the…karnottMay 3, 2024 Read More
Awards Dana-Farber’s Dr. Kornelia Polyak Elected as a Member of the American Academy of Arts & SciencesDana-Farber Cancer Institute | May 3, 2024Kornelia Polyak, MD, PhD, of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, has been elected as a Member of…karnottMay 3, 2024 Read More
Publications of the Week Epigenetic Modulation Through BET Bromodomain Inhibitors as a Novel Therapeutic Strategy for Progranulin-Deficient Frontotemporal DementiaRosenthal, Z., et al. | May 3, 2024Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) is a debilitating neurodegenerative disorder with currently no disease-modifying treatment options available.…karnottMay 3, 2024 Read More
Local News Science Communication Competition Brings Research into the Real WorldMIT News | May 2, 2024Laurence Willemet remembers countless family dinners where curious faces turned to her with shades of…karnottMay 2, 2024 Read More
Local News Study Furthers Understanding of Lung RegenerationHealthcare in Europe | May 2, 2024Researchers at Boston Medical Center (BMC) and Boston University (BU) announced findings from a new…karnottMay 2, 2024 Read More
Local News Co-Transplantation of Regulatory T Cells Improves Cell Replacement Therapy for Parkinson’s DiseaseMassachusetts General Hospital | May 1, 2024The motor symptoms of Parkinson's disease (PD) correlate with selective, progressive degeneration of midbrain dopamine…karnottMay 1, 2024 Read More
Local News When an Antibiotic Fails: MIT Scientists Are Using AI to Target “Sleeper” BacteriaMIT News | May 1, 2024Since the 1970s, modern antibiotic discovery has been experiencing a lull. Now the World Health…karnottMay 1, 2024 Read More
Local News PhD Candidate Engineers New RNA Sequences to Enable mRNA-Based TherapeuticsUMass Chan Medical School | April 30, 2024PhD candidate Seden Bedir, MSc, moved from Turkey to the United States to attend the…karnottApril 30, 2024 Read More
Publications of the Week Placental Senescence Pathophysiology Is Shared Between Peripartum Cardiomyopathy and Preeclampsia in Mouse and Human | April 30, 2024Peripartum cardiomyopathy is a form of heart failure linked to preeclampsia. Roh et al. found that secreted…karnottApril 30, 2024 Read More
Publications of the Week Glial Activity Load on PET Reveals Persistent “Smoldering” Inflammation in MS Despite Disease-Modifying TreatmentTarun, S., et al. | April 30, 202418F-PBR06-PET targeting 18-kDa translocator protein can detect abnormal microglial activation (MA) in multiple sclerosis (MS).…karnottApril 30, 2024 Read More