Publications of the Week Human iPSC-Derived Microglia Assume a Primary Microglia-Like State after Transplantation into the Neonatal Mouse Brain Svodoba, D., S., et al. | November 27, 2019 Microglia, the resident immune cells of the brain, are known to be crucial for normal…sciencecityNovember 27, 2019 Read More
Featured Awards Wyss Institute Is Proud to Have 11 Highly Cited Researchers in 2019 Wyss Institute | November 26, 2019 Web of Science Group has announced its Highly Cited Researchers 2019 list, which identifies scientists whose papers…sciencecityNovember 26, 2019 Read More
Featured Awards Five MIT students named 2020 Rhodes Scholars MIT News | November 26, 2019 Ali Daher, Claire Halloran, Francisca Vasconcelos, Billy Andersen Woltz, and Megan Yamoah have been selected…sciencecityNovember 26, 2019 Read More
Local News Dana-Farber Joins with Leading Boston Teaching Hospitals and Universities in Announcing New Center for Advanced Biological Innovation and Manufacturing Dana-Farber Cancer Institute | November 26, 2019 Some patients who have not responded to traditional medicines are now experiencing remarkable recoveries thanks…sciencecityNovember 26, 2019 Read More
Local News How the Immune System Puts the Brakes on Allergic Inflammation Broad Institute | November 25, 2019 When the body mistakenly reacts to an environmental stimulus, the allergic response usually includes some…sciencecityNovember 25, 2019 Read More
Local News Do Obesity and Smoking Impact Healing After Wrist Fracture Surgery? BIDMC News | November 25, 2019 Both obesity and smoking can have negative effects on bone health. A recent study led…sciencecityNovember 25, 2019 Read More
Local News Committed to Reproduction Whitehead Institute | November 25, 2019 Early in mammalian embryonic development, long before the organism’s ultimate form has taken shape, a…sciencecityNovember 25, 2019 Read More
Local News Bacteria Help Make Low-Calorie Sugar TuftsNow | November 25, 2019 Imagine a sugar that has only 38 percent of the calories of traditional table sugar,…sciencecityNovember 25, 2019 Read More
Local News Predicting Vulnerability to Alzheimer’s Disease and Delirium BIDMC News | November 25, 2019 Marked by acute temporary confusion, disorientation and/or agitation, postoperative delirium is the most common post-surgical…sciencecityNovember 25, 2019 Read More
Publications of the Week Delivering Genes across the Blood-Brain Barrier: LY6A, a Novel Cellular Receptor for Aav-PHP.B Capsids Huang, Q., et al. | November 22, 2019 The engineered AAV-PHP.B family of adeno-associated virus efficiently delivers genes throughout the mouse central nervous…sciencecityNovember 22, 2019 Read More