Local News Early Trouble: Study Maps Genetics of Early Progression in TuberculosisHarvard Medical School | September 9, 2019While the vast majority of the 1.8 billion people infected with the TB bacterium never…sciencecitySeptember 9, 2019 Read More
Local News Harvard’s Athlete-Based Next-Generation Probiotics Technology Licensed to FitBiomicsWyss Institute | September 6, 2019Wyss Institute-launched startup company will develop probiotics that have potential to enhance athletic performance. Today…sciencecitySeptember 6, 2019 Read More
Local News Polypill Holds Promise for Tackling Cardiovascular Disease in Low- and Middle- Income CountriesBeth Israel Deaconess Medical Center | September 6, 2019New study projects polypill to be cost-effective compared to the standard of care for secondary…sciencecitySeptember 6, 2019 Read More
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
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
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