Local News Identifying Specific Markers in Blood May Improve Diagnosis of IBD in Children Boston Children's Hospital | December 4, 2019 New research may lead to improved methods to diagnose inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in children. This could…sciencecityDecember 4, 2019 Read More
Featured Awards Two MIT Professors Named 2019 Fellows of the National Academy of Inventors MIT News | December 4, 2019 The National Academy of Inventors has selected two MIT faculty members, neuroscientist Li-Huei Tsai and…sciencecityDecember 4, 2019 Read More
Local News A New Way to Control Microbial Metabolism MIT News | December 4, 2019 Microbes can be engineered to produce a variety of useful compounds, including plastics, biofuels, and…sciencecityDecember 4, 2019 Read More
Publications of the Week Immune Recognition of Microbial Metabolites Garrett, W.S. | December 3, 2019 Mucosal immunology research continues its fascination with microbial metabolites. In 2019, researchers uncovered extended functions…sciencecityDecember 3, 2019 Read More
Local News Whitehead Institute Team Develops New Method to Study Human Brain Cells Whitehead Institute | December 3, 2019 A groundswell of evidence connects defects in the function of microglia, the brain’s resident immune…sciencecityDecember 3, 2019 Read More
Local News A Closer Look at Neuronal Rewiring in Brain Development Harvard Molecular and Cellular Biology | December 3, 2019 In many vertebrates, neural circuits undergo substantial reorganization in early postnatal life. This reorganization strengthens…sciencecityDecember 3, 2019 Read More
Local News Study Provides Insight into the Mechanisms of Blood Clots in Cancer Patients BU School of Medicine | December 3, 2019 Researchers have identified a potential new signaling pathway that may help further the understanding of…sciencecityDecember 3, 2019 Read More
Local News Learning to Remember: Memory-Trace Cells Science in the News | December 3, 2019 The study of memory is currently at the forefront of neuroscience- how does the brain…sciencecityDecember 3, 2019 Read More
Local News Cromolyn Sodium Delays Disease Onset and Is Neuroprotective in the SOD1G93A Mouse Model of ALS Massachusetts General Hospital | December 3, 2019 The cause of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)—a disabling neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in…sciencecityDecember 3, 2019 Read More
Local News Gene Therapy That Helps Prevent Heart Disease in Mice Now in Trial for Dogs Science in the News | December 2, 2019 While aging is not widely considered a disease, there are countless conditions that occur with…sciencecityDecember 2, 2019 Read More