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100 Years after the Advent of TB Vaccines, Formulations Vary Widely

Boston Children's Hospital | January 30, 2020

Each year, more than 100 million newborns around the world receive vaccinations against Mycobacterium tuberculosis, or…

sciencecityJanuary 30, 2020

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Pneumonia Recovery Reprograms Immune Cells of the Lung

BU School of Medicine | January 30, 2020

Researchers have determined that after lungs recover from infection, alveolar macrophages (immune cells that live…

sciencecityJanuary 30, 2020

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Acceleron Stock Soars on Lung Drug Trial Data

Boston Business Journal | January 30, 2020

Mere months after its first product was approved by the FDA, Cambridge’s Acceleron Pharma is…

sciencecityJanuary 30, 2020

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Blood Pressure Drug Linked to Lower Risk of Gout

BIDMC News | January 29, 2020

Affecting more than 7 million adults in the United States, gout is characterized by a…

sciencecityJanuary 29, 2020

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Poverty Associated with Suicide Risk in Children and Adolescents

Boston Children's Hospital | January 29, 2020

Suicide in children under age 20 has been increasing in the U.S., with rates almost…

sciencecityJanuary 29, 2020

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Quench Bio Launches with $50M to Treat ‘Missing Link’ to Inflammatory Disease

Boston Business Journal | January 29, 2020

What do fatty liver disease, asthma and a rare genetic condition called Familial Mediterranean Fever…

sciencecityJanuary 29, 2020

IMAGING TECHNIQUE MAY REDUCE COST, TIMELINE OF CLINICAL TRIALS IN MS

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Alkermes Announces U.S. Food and Drug Administration Acceptance of ALKS 3831 New Drug Application for Treatment of Schizophrenia and Bipolar I Disorder

| January 29, 2020

Alkermes plc (Nasdaq: ALKS) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted…

sciencecityJanuary 29, 2020

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Revving the Engine

Harvard Medical School | January 29, 2020

The heart’s ability to beat normally over a lifetime is predicated on the synchronized work…

sciencecityJanuary 29, 2020

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Compression-Induced Dedifferentiation of Adipocytes Promotes Tumor Progression

Li, et al. | January 29, 2020

Dysregulated physical stresses are generated during tumorigenesis that affect the surrounding compliant tissues including adipocytes.…

sciencecityJanuary 29, 2020

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Next Generation of Organ-on-Chip Has Arrived

Harvard Gazette | January 28, 2020

Drug development is an arduous and costly process, and failure rates in clinical trials that…

sciencecityJanuary 28, 2020

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