Local News Stat: Lyme Disease Preventative Developed at Umms Moves Closer to Clinical TrialUMass Medical School | August 27, 2019The Lyme pre-exposure prophylaxis (Lyme PrEP) being developed by MassBiologics at UMass Medical School may…sciencecityAugust 27, 2019 Read More
Publications of the Week Programmable CRISPR-Responsive Smart MaterialsEnglish,M.,A., et al. | August 27, 2019Stimuli-responsive materials activated by biological signals play an increasingly important role in biotechnology applications. We…sciencecityAugust 27, 2019 Read More
Local News Somerville’s Finch Raises $53M to Develop Bacteria Pills for C.diff, AutismBoston Business Journal | August 26, 2019Somerville biotech Finch Therapeutics Group Inc. could be one of the first local startups hoping…sciencecityAugust 26, 2019 Read More
Local News Head to Head: Study Comparing Three Similar Frontline Drugs for Advanced Breast Cancer Reveals Important DifferencesHarvard Medical School | August 26, 2019Every year, more than 250,000 women in the U.S. are diagnosed with breast cancer. When…sciencecityAugust 26, 2019 Read More
Interesting Articles Antisense Drugs for Huntington’s, ALS and Prion Diseases Could Meet the Dire Need for Brain TreatmentsScientific American | August 26, 2019Among the human body’s many maladies, few have stumped medical researchers like those that decimate…sciencecityAugust 26, 2019 Read More
Publications of the Week Effect of Continuing Olanzapine vs Placebo on Relapse Among Patients With Psychotic Depression in RemissionFlint, J.,A., et al. | August 23, 2019Importance Psychotic depression is a severely disabling and potentially lethal disorder. Little is known about the…sciencecityAugust 23, 2019 Read More
Local News Can Pomegranate Juice Protect the Infant Brain?Brigham and Women's Hospital | August 23, 2019When it comes to protecting the newborn brain, taking steps to mitigate risk before birth…sciencecityAugust 23, 2019 Read More
Featured Awards Lewina Lee, PhD, Awarded NIH Grant to Study Adverse Childhood Experiences, Later Life Health OutcomesBU School of Medicine | August 23, 2019Lewina Lee, PhD, assistant professor of psychiatry and clinical research psychologist at the National Center…sciencecityAugust 23, 2019 Read More
Local News Hope for Dogs with Bone CancerTuftsNow | August 22, 2019Clinical trials at Cummings School seek to improve the treatments and prognosis for pets—and hopefully…sciencecityAugust 22, 2019 Read More
Interesting Articles Bioethics Discussions Grow at the BroadBroad Institute | August 22, 2019Genomics is increasingly grappling with complex issues, and a new group has formed at the…sciencecityAugust 22, 2019 Read More