Local News Clinical Trial Finds Targeted Drug Effective in Patients Who Have Lung Cancer with Certain Gene Mutations Massachusetts General Hospital | September 9, 2020 A targeted therapy called capmatinib can provide significant benefits to patients who have advanced lung…eabramovichSeptember 9, 2020 Read More
Local News A Single-Cell Atlas of Nerve Cells in the Gut Reveals Web of Connections Broad Institute | September 8, 2020 Embedded throughout the gastrointestinal system is an extensive array of neurons that coordinates nearly all…eabramovichSeptember 8, 2020 Read More
Local News Broad Institute Launches New Effort to Study Rare Neuromuscular Disorder Broad Institute | September 8, 2020 A new research and drug discovery effort at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard…eabramovichSeptember 8, 2020 Read More
Local News Lung ‘Organoids’ Capture Early-Stage Lung Cancer; Could Help Test Treatments Boston Children's Hospital | September 8, 2020 Lung cancer, the leading cancer killer in the U.S., is often missed in its earlier…eabramovichSeptember 8, 2020 Read More
Local News Diabetes-in-a-Dish Model Uncovers New Insights into the Cause of Type 2 Diabetes Joslin Diabetes Center | September 7, 2020 Using cells taken from patients with type 2 diabetes and new techniques to convert them…eabramovichSeptember 7, 2020 Read More
Local News Genetic Information Can Predict Predisposition to Rare and Common Blood Diseases Broad Institute | September 7, 2020 Two large-scale genetic studies have identified the bulk of genetic variation that influences medically-important characteristics…eabramovichSeptember 7, 2020 Read More
Local News Investigational ALS Drug Generates Promising Clinical Trial Results Massachusetts General Hospital | September 7, 2020 An experimental medication slows the progression of the neurodegenerative disease called amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), or…eabramovichSeptember 7, 2020 Read More
Local News Researchers Identify Proteins that Prevent COVID-19 Transmission through the Placenta Boston Medical Center | September 4, 2020 Researchers from Boston Medical Center’s Maxwell Finland Laboratory for Infectious Diseases have identified properties in…eabramovichSeptember 4, 2020 Read More
Local News Investigational COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate Prevents Severe Clinical Disease in Animals Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center | September 4, 2020 Most people with COVID-19 have relatively mild disease, but a subset of people develop severe…eabramovichSeptember 4, 2020 Read More
Local News Pint-Sized Science: The Mysterious Mitochondria Science in the News | September 3, 2020 You might remember the mitochondria from biology class as the engine that produces the energy…eabramovichSeptember 3, 2020 Read More