Local News PTSD Linked to Increased Risk of Ovarian CancerHarvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health | September 6, 2019Women who experienced six or more symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) at some point…sciencecitySeptember 6, 2019 Read More
Publications of the Week Epigenetic Signatures of Methylated DNA Cytosine in Alzheimer’s DiseaseFetahu, S., I., et al. | September 5, 2019Alzheimer’s disease (AD), a progressive neurodegenerative disorder, is the most common untreatable form of dementia.…sciencecitySeptember 5, 2019 Read More
Local News Vertex Snaps Up Cambridge Diabetes Startup Semma for $950MBoston Business Journal | September 5, 2019Vertex Pharmaceuticals has struck a deal to acquire local diabetes-focused startup Semma Therapeutics, marking another…sciencecitySeptember 5, 2019 Read More
Publications of the Week Bacterial Metabolic State More Accurately Predicts Antibiotic Lethality than Growth RateLopatkin, J., A., et al. | September 4, 2019Growth rate and metabolic state of bacteria have been separately shown to affect antibiotic efficacy.…sciencecitySeptember 4, 2019 Read More
Local News In High-Risk Neuroblastoma, Two Stem Cell Transplants May Be Better than OneBoston Children's Hospital | September 4, 2019Since the early 1990s, chemotherapy followed by an autologous stem cell transplant has been the…sciencecitySeptember 4, 2019 Read More
Local News Exposing How Pancreatic Cancer Does Its Dirty WorkHarvard Gazette | September 3, 2019Organ-on-a-chip study reveals mechanism that destroys and replaces nearby blood vessels, driving malignancy. Pancreatic cancer…sciencecitySeptember 3, 2019 Read More
Local News An Apple a Day: Healthy Foods Matter More than Type of Diet in Reducing Risk of Heart DiseaseHarvard Medical School | September 3, 2019Achieving or maintaining a healthy body weight is one key to preventing cardiovascular disease. But…sciencecitySeptember 3, 2019 Read More
Local News Pioneering Microbiome Findings Shed Light on AspirationBoston Children's Hospital | September 2, 2019When children have respiratory infections, clinicians tend to blame gastroesophageal reflux, based on the assumption…sciencecitySeptember 2, 2019 Read More
Local News Lab-on-a-Chip May Help Identify New Treatments for Liver DiseaseMass General News | September 2, 2019Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)—the accumulation of liver fat in people who drink little or…sciencecitySeptember 2, 2019 Read More
Local News Pancreas on a ChipHarvard Gazette | August 30, 2019Harvard scientists have combined organ-on-a-chip and stem-cell technologies to make a powerful tool for diabetes…sciencecityAugust 30, 2019 Read More