Awards Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center Awarded $12 Million NCI SPORE Grant to Advance Breast Cancer Research Dana-Farber Cancer Institute | October 9, 2025 The Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center (DF/HCC), a cancer research consortium comprised of five of Boston’s academic…karnottOctober 9, 2025 Read More
Local News AI Distinguishes Glioblastoma from Look-Alike Cancers During Surgery Harvard Medical School | October 8, 2025 A Harvard Medical School–led research team has developed an AI tool that can reliably tell…karnottOctober 8, 2025 Read More
Local News Testing a New Approach to Solving the Opioid Epidemic The Brink | October 8, 2025 When it comes to life expectancy, the United States lags behind many other rich nations.…karnottOctober 8, 2025 Read More
Local News Ghebremichael Lab Study Offers a Fairer Way to Judge Medical Tests, Helping Spot Reliable Biomarkers Ragon Institute | October 7, 2025 A new paper by Ragon Institute biostatisticians in the Ghebremichael Lab introduces and tests a…karnottOctober 7, 2025 Read More
Awards Logan Lab Receives Three R01 Grants for Studies Targeting Opioid Use Disorder, Relapse Vulnerability UMass Chan Medical School | October 7, 2025 Logan lab receives three R01 grants for studies targeting opioid use disorder, relapse vulnerabilitykarnottOctober 7, 2025 Read More
Publications of the Week Regulation of Inflammatory Responses by pH-Dependent Transcriptional Condensates Wu, Z., et al. | October 6, 2025 Inflammation is an essential defense response but operates at the cost of normal tissue functions.…karnottOctober 6, 2025 Read More
Local News Study Finds Key Role for Non-Neural Brain Cells in Processing Vision MIT News | October 6, 2025 Cells called astrocytes are about as abundant in the brain as neurons, but scientists have…karnottOctober 6, 2025 Read More
Awards Two BU-Created Inventions Are Named “World Changing Ideas” The Brink | October 3, 2025 Two inventions at the cutting-edge of technology and health, both created at Boston University, have…karnottOctober 3, 2025 Read More
Local News Immune-Informed Brain Aging Research Offers New Treatment Possibilities, Speakers Say The Picower Institute | October 3, 2025 Before a packed house, speakers at MIT’s Aging Brain Initiative symposium described how immune system…karnottOctober 3, 2025 Read More
Local News A Cysteine-Rich Diet May Promote Regeneration of the Intestinal Lining, Study Suggests MIT News | October 3, 2025 A diet rich in the amino acid cysteine may have rejuvenating effects in the small…karnottOctober 3, 2025 Read More