Local News Mathematical Model Could Lead to Better Treatment for DiabetesMIT News | March 10, 2020One promising new strategy to treat diabetes is to give patients insulin that circulates in…sciencecityMarch 10, 2020 Read More
Local News S1P and Its Receptor: New Approaches to Cancer?Boston Children's Hospital | March 9, 2020In 1998, when Timothy Hla, PhD, and his colleagues identified and cloned the receptor for sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P),…sciencecityMarch 9, 2020 Read More
Local News Platinum-based Agents are Not Superior to Standard Chemotherapy for Patients with Breast Cancer Who Carry BRCA MutationsBeth Israel Deaconess Medical Center | March 6, 2020Commonly known as the breast cancer genes, the BRCA gene family plays a role in repairing damaged…sciencecityMarch 6, 2020 Read More
Local News Here’s How Nanoparticles Could Help Us Get Closer to a Treatment for COVID-19Northeastern University | March 6, 2020There is no vaccine or specific treatment for COVID-19, the disease caused by the severe…sciencecityMarch 6, 2020 Read More
Local News Allergan And Editas Medicine Announce Dosing Of First Patient In Landmark Phase 1/2 Clinical Trial Of CRISPR Medicine AGN-151587 (EDIT-101) For The Treatment Of LCA10Editas Medicine | March 5, 2020Allergan plc (NYSE: AGN), a leading global pharmaceutical company, and Editas Medicine, Inc. (Nasdaq: EDIT), a leading genome…sciencecityMarch 5, 2020 Read More
Local News Massachusetts General Hospital launches new Preventive Genomics ClinicMass General News | March 4, 2020In the last two decades, scientific advances in human genetics have greatly enhanced the understanding…sciencecityMarch 4, 2020 Read More
Local News New Coronavirus InitiativeRagon Institute | March 4, 2020The Ragon Institute, with its commitment to interdisciplinary collaboration and patient-focused research, has begun a…sciencecityMarch 4, 2020 Read More
Local News Count Me In launches Osteosarcoma ProjectBroad Institute | March 4, 2020Count Me In, a non-profit research initiative, has launched the Osteosarcoma Project (OSproject.org), a patient-partnered…sciencecityMarch 4, 2020 Read More
Local News The Neural Basis of Sensory HypersensitivityMIT News | March 4, 2020Many people with autism spectrum disorders are highly sensitive to light, noise, and other sensory…sciencecityMarch 4, 2020 Read More
Local News Long-Term Hemophilia Treatment Could Lie in Patients’ Own CellsBoston Children's Hospital | March 4, 2020Children (and adults) with hemophilia are slow to form blood clots, so are at constant risk for…sciencecityMarch 4, 2020 Read More