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‘Coolsculpting’ Inventors Develop New Non-surgical Method for Targeting Fat

Mass General News | January 16, 2020

How cool is this: the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) laboratory that invented cryolipolisis or “Coolsculpting,”…

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Dorothy Schafer Lab Shows Gene Therapy Protection of Eyesight in Models of Multiple Sclerosis

UMass Medical School | January 16, 2020

New research by Dorothy P. Schafer, PhD, reveals the molecular process in which synaptic connections…

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A Solid Vaccine for Liquid Tumors

Wyss Institute | January 16, 2020

Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a deadly blood cancer that originates in the bone marrow…

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Interesting Articles

FDA and NIH Let Clinical Trial Sponsors Keep Results Secret and Break the Law

Science | January 15, 2020

For 20 years, the U.S. government has urged companies, universities, and other institutions that conduct…

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Publications of the Week

Targeting Rictor Sensitizes SMAD4-Negative Colon Cancer to Irinotecan

Wong, C., K., et al. | January 15, 2020

Deciphering molecular targets to enhance sensitivity to chemotherapy is becoming a priority for effectively treating…

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Study Looks to Genome Editing to Treat Deadly Degenerative Disorder

Harvard Gazette | January 15, 2020

Harvard University stem-cell researchers led by Amy Wagers, the Forst Family Professor of Stem Cell…

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Researchers Develop Tool to Identify Molecular Receptors in Worms

EurakAlert | January 15, 2020

Researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) have developed a tool to identify molecular receptors in…

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New Experimental Therapy May Offer Hope for Rare Genetic Disorders, as Well as More Common Diseases

MGH News | January 15, 2020

Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) have developed a new way to alleviate problems caused…

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A Marriage of Microscopy and Machine Learning

Broad Institute | January 15, 2020

With a dish of cells as a canvas, Anne Carpenter’s collaborators apply layers of color. Each…

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Making Real a Biotechnology Dream: Nitrogen-Fixing Cereal Crops

MIT News | January 14, 2020

As food demand rises due to growing and changing populations around the world, increasing crop…

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