Local News Former Gene-Silencing Rivals Bury the Hatchet with New Partnership Boston Business Journal | April 8, 2020 Former foes Alnylam Pharmaceuticals and Dicerna Pharmaceuticals Inc. are joining forces, with plans to work…sciencecityApril 8, 2020 Read More
Local News Boston Biomedical, Inc. Announces First Patient Dosed in Phase 1 Study of Investigational Agent TP-3654 in Patients with Myelofibrosis PR Newswire | April 8, 2020 Boston Biomedical, Inc. today announced the first patient has been dosed in a phase 1…sciencecityApril 8, 2020 Read More
Publications of the Week The Evolutionary Plasticity of Chromosome Metabolism Allows Adaptation to Constitutive DNA Replication Stress Fumasoni, M. et al. | April 8, 2020 Many biological features are conserved and thus considered to be resistant to evolutionary change. While…sciencecityApril 8, 2020 Read More
Local News Researchers Identify Potential Early Biomarker to Track Development of Dangerous Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Joslin Diabetes Center | April 8, 2020 Fatty liver disease not associated with alcohol consumption, which is called Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease…sciencecityApril 8, 2020 Read More
Local News Neuroscientists Find Memory Cells That Help Us Interpret New Situations MIT News | April 7, 2020 Imagine you are meeting a friend for dinner at a new restaurant. You may try…sciencecityApril 7, 2020 Read More
Awards McLean Hospital Receives Coveted NIH Grant to Clinically Study Autologous Stem Cell Therapy for Parkinson’s Disease McLean Hospital | April 7, 2020 The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded McLean Hospital’s Neuroregeneration Institute (NRI) a $6…sciencecityApril 7, 2020 Read More
Local News Network Scientists Identify 40 New Drugs to Test against COVID-19 News@Northestern | April 6, 2020 Northeastern researchers have identified 40 new potential drugs that could treat COVID-19. The findings, reported via…sciencecityApril 6, 2020 Read More
Local News A New Approach Refining Multiple Sclerosis Genetics Hits a Nerve Whitehead Institute | April 6, 2020 Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a debilitating disease in which the body’s own immune system attacks…sciencecityApril 6, 2020 Read More
Publications of the Week Nociceptive Neurons Respond to Multimodal Stimuli in Manduca Sexta Caron, D., P., et al. | April 3, 2020 The caterpillar Manduca sexta produces a highly stereotyped strike behavior in response to noxious thermal or mechanical…sciencecityApril 3, 2020 Read More
Local News New Sensors Could Offer Early Detection of Lung Tumors MIT News | April 3, 2020 People who are at high risk of developing lung cancer, such as heavy smokers, are…sciencecityApril 3, 2020 Read More