Local News Dana-Farber Research Supports New Indication for a Prostate Cancer Drug, Which Has Received FDA Approval Dana-Farber Cancer Institute | December 19, 2019 An oral androgen receptor inhibitor whose clinical testing in metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer (mHSPC) was…sciencecityDecember 19, 2019 Read More
Local News Alnylam’s Lumasiran Sees Positive Results for Ultra-Rare Kidney Disease BioSpace | December 19, 2019 Cambridge, Massachusetts-based Alnylam Pharmaceuticals announced positive results from its ILLUMINATE-A Phase III trial. The study was investigating lumasiran,…sciencecityDecember 19, 2019 Read More
Local News Mass General Team Detects Alzheimer’s Early Using Electronic Health Records Mass General News | December 19, 2019 A team of scientists from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) has developed a software-based method of…sciencecityDecember 19, 2019 Read More
Local News In an About Face, FDA Approves Sarepta’s 2nd Duchenne Drug | December 18, 2019 The FDA unexpectedly reversed course Thursday, approving the second treatment developed by Sarepta Therapeutics for the rare…sciencecityDecember 18, 2019 Read More
Local News Screen Could Offer Better Safety Tests for New Chemicals MIT News | December 18, 2019 It’s estimated that there are approximately 80,000 industrial chemicals currently in use, in products such…sciencecityDecember 18, 2019 Read More
Local News New Tool Could Help Researchers Design Better Cancer Vaccines Broad Institute | December 18, 2019 Every cell in the human body is coated with fragments of proteins called antigens that…sciencecityDecember 18, 2019 Read More
Local News Gene Therapy to Boost Fetal Hemoglobin Continues to Do Well in Sickle Cell Trial Boston Children's Hospital | December 18, 2019 A pilot gene therapy treatment for sickle cell disease, restoring patients’ ability to make fetal…sciencecityDecember 18, 2019 Read More
Local News New Clinical Trial Hopes to Improve Long-Term Outcomes for Heart Transplant Patients Boston Children's Hospital | December 18, 2019 The TEAMMATE (Tacrolimus/Everolimus vs. Tacrolimus/MMF in pediatric heart transplant recipients using the MATE Score) trial…sciencecityDecember 18, 2019 Read More
Local News Insights into Psoriasis Suggest a New Treatment Target Brigham and Women’s Hospital | December 17, 2019 Psoriasis is a skin disorder that affects at least 100 million individuals worldwide. Its economic…sciencecityDecember 17, 2019 Read More
Local News Sive Named Dean at Northeastern University Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research | December 17, 2019 Whitehead Institute Member Hazel Sive, a globally respected developmental biologist and educator, will become Dean…sciencecityDecember 17, 2019 Read More