Local News Researchers Develop New Method for Prenatal Genetic Testing Massachusetts General Hospital | November 30, 2023 A team of investigators from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH), and…sciencecityNovember 30, 2023 Read More
Publications of the Week Allosteric PI3K-Alpha Inhibition Overcomes On-Target Resistance to Orthosteric Inhibitors Mediated by Secondary PIK3CA Mutations. Varkaris, A., et al. | November 24, 2023 PIK3CA mutations occur in ~8% of cancers, including ~40% of HR-positive breast cancers, where the…sciencecityNovember 24, 2023 Read More
Publications of the Week Targeting DNA Methylation and B7-H3 in RB1-Deficient and Neuroendocrine Prostate Cancer Yamada, Y., et al. | November 22, 2023 DNA methyltransferases (DNMTs) are increased in neuroendocrine prostate cancer (NEPC), an aggressive cancer associated with…sciencecityNovember 22, 2023 Read More
Local News What Human Diseases Can Teach Us About the Immune System Harvard Medical School | November 21, 2023 The immune system is a crucial part of our survival, regularly fending off wide-ranging attacks…sciencecityNovember 21, 2023 Read More
Awards Marcus Ruscetti Receives American Cancer Society Award for Prostate Cancer Research UMass Chan Medical School | November 20, 2023 Marcus Ruscetti, PhD, assistant professor of molecular, cell & cancer biology, received a Research Scholar…sciencecityNovember 20, 2023 Read More
Publications of the Week Knockout or Inhibition of USP30 Protects Dopaminergic Neurons in a Parkinson’s Disease Mouse Model Fang, T., et al. | November 20, 2023 Mutations in SNCA, the gene encoding α-synuclein (αSyn), cause familial Parkinson’s disease (PD) and aberrant…sciencecityNovember 20, 2023 Read More
Local News A New Wave of Treatment for Alzheimer’s Disease MIT News | November 17, 2023 Alzheimer's disease, the appalling and baffling degenerative brain illness that plagues many elderly people, may…sciencecityNovember 17, 2023 Read More
Uncategorized Dr. Cigall Kadoch of Dana-Farber Awarded 2023 Paul Marks Prize for Cancer Research Dana-Farber Cancer Institute | November 17, 2023 Cigall Kadoch, PhD, of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute has been named a recipient of this year’s…sciencecityNovember 17, 2023 Read More
Local News Annual Awards Propel Basic Discoveries Into Clinic Harvard Medical School | November 17, 2023 Basic biology is the wellspring from which flow many modern clinical therapies used to treat…sciencecityNovember 17, 2023 Read More
Local News The CDC Is Modernizing Its Approach to Data, and This Northeastern Graduate Is Leading the Way Northeastern Global News | November 16, 2023 As the head of the new platforms division at the Centers for Disease Control and…sciencecityNovember 16, 2023 Read More