Local News FDA Approves Bluebird Bio’s Lentiviral Gene Therapy to Treat Beta-ThalassemiaGenetic Engineering & Biotechnology News | August 22, 2022The FDA has approved Bluebird Bio’s Zynteglo as the first cell-based gene therapy for the…pthomsonAugust 22, 2022 Read More
Local News Large Analysis Pinpoints Rare, Diverse Genetic Changes in AutismBroad Institute | August 22, 2022A new study of genes underlying neurodevelopmental variability has uncovered more than 70 genes that…pthomsonAugust 22, 2022 Read More
Local News Humsa Venkatesh Probes Cancer’s Grip on the BrainThe Scientist | August 19, 2022After her uncle was diagnosed with a type of kidney cancer called renal cell carcinoma…pthomsonAugust 19, 2022 Read More
Local News What Do At-Home Microbiome Tests Tell Us About Microbes Living in Our Guts?TuftsNow | August 19, 2022When you hear about the gut microbiome, does it ever make you wonder what tiny…pthomsonAugust 19, 2022 Read More
Local News Forsyth Researchers Use Resolvins for the Treatment of Lung CancerForsyth Institute | August 19, 2022What if there was a way to stop an aggressive cancerous tumor from growing, reduce…pthomsonAugust 19, 2022 Read More
Local News Scientists Uncover Role of Alzheimer’s-Linked APOE Gene in Glaucoma Protection and Identify Promising Treatment Strategy to Prevent Vision LossBrigham and Women's Hospital | August 18, 2022New research led by scientists at Mass Eye and Ear and Brigham and Women’s Hospital,…pthomsonAugust 18, 2022 Read More
Local News Multiple Shots of the Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) Vaccine Protect Patients with Type 1 Diabetes from COVID-19Massachusetts General Hospital | August 18, 2022Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), published a new paper in Cell Reports Medicine demonstrating the protective…pthomsonAugust 18, 2022 Read More
Local News Scientists Identify a Plant Molecule That Sops up Iron-Rich HemeMIT News | August 18, 2022Symbiotic relationships between legumes and the bacteria that grow in their roots are critical for…pthomsonAugust 18, 2022 Read More
Local News Researchers Identify a Key Enzyme That Controls White-to-Brown Fat ConversionBeth Israel Deaconess Medical Center | August 17, 2022Once considered an inert tissue, fat — or adipose tissue — is now known to…pthomsonAugust 17, 2022 Read More
Local News New Online Resource Helps Connect Rare Genetic Variants to Human Health and DiseaseBroad Institute | August 17, 2022In 2006, researchers discovered that people with certain variants of the gene PCSK9 had dramatically…pthomsonAugust 17, 2022 Read More