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
Local News Exploring Targeted Treatments for Children with Low-Grade Brain TumorsBoston Children's Hospital | August 22, 2019Children diagnosed with low-grade astrocytomas, the most common type of pediatric brain tumor, have more than…sciencecityAugust 22, 2019 Read More
Publications of the Week Interaction Specificity of Clustered Protocadherins Inferred from Sequence Covariation and Structural AnalysisNicoludis, M.,J., et al. | August 21, 2019Clustered protocadherins, a large family of paralogous proteins that play important roles in neuronal development,…sciencecityAugust 21, 2019 Read More
Local News A New Way to Deliver Drugs with Pinpoint TargetingMIT News | August 21, 2019Most pharmaceuticals must either be ingested or injected into the body to do their work.…sciencecityAugust 21, 2019 Read More
Local News Lighting Up Proteins with Immuno-SABERWyss Institute | August 20, 2019A simple and robust DNA-based signal amplification method to simultaneously visualize multiple proteins in tissues…sciencecityAugust 20, 2019 Read More