Local News Scientists Discover New Antiviral Defense System in BacteriaBroad Institute | August 12, 2022Bacteria use a variety of defense strategies to fight off viral infection, and some of…pthomsonAugust 12, 2022 Read More
Publications of the Week Polysaccharide and Conjugate Vaccines to Streptococcus pneumoniae Generate Distinct Humoral ResponsesDavies, L. R. L., et al. | August 11, 2022Streptococcus pneumoniae is a major cause of disease in older adults, for which two vaccines, a…pthomsonAugust 11, 2022 Read More
Local News New Test May Predict COVID-19 ImmunityDana-Farber Cancer Institute | August 11, 2022Most people in the United States have some degree of immune protection against Covid-19, either…pthomsonAugust 11, 2022 Read More
Local News Brigham and Women’s Surgeon Bertagnolli Appointed Director of the National Cancer InstituteBrigham and Women's Hospital | August 11, 2022Monica Bertagnolli, MD, FACS, FASCO, a surgeon at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in the Department…pthomsonAugust 11, 2022 Read More
Local News Researchers’ Tissue Analysis Shows How COVID-19 Affects Infected CellsBeth Israel Deaconess Medical Center | June 15, 2021Since the COVID-19 pandemic began a little more than a year ago, scientists have sequenced…pthomsonJune 15, 2021 Read More
Local News An ‘Atlas’ of the Choroid Plexus across the LifespanBoston Children's Hospital | June 14, 2021Once viewed merely as a producer of the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) bathing the brain and…pthomsonJune 14, 2021 Read More
Local News Could All Your Digital Photos Be Stored as DNA?MIT News | June 14, 2021On Earth right now, there are about 10 trillion gigabytes of digital data, and every…pthomsonJune 14, 2021 Read More
Local News Motor Neurons Made from Patients’ Cells Reveal Possible ALS Drugs and TargetsBoston Children's Hospital | June 11, 2021Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a severe, fatal neurodegenerative disorder causing loss of motor neurons…pthomsonJune 11, 2021 Read More
Local News Collaborative Research Team Is the First to Link Parkinson’s Disease to Red Pigment in the BrainMassachusetts General Hospital | March 29, 2023Two forms of melanin: black/brown eumelanin and red/yellow pheomelanin color our skin and hair. In the…pthomsonMarch 29, 2023 Read More
Local News Moderna, Generation Bio Launch Up-to-$1.9B Non-Viral Genetic Medicines CollaborationGenetic Engineering & Biotechnology News | March 28, 2023Moderna will apply Generation Bio’s proprietary stealth cell-targeted lipid nanoparticle (ctLNP) delivery system to discover…pthomsonMarch 28, 2023 Read More
Local News Research Spotlight: A Parathyroid Hormone/Salt-Inducible Kinase Signaling Axis Controls Renal Vitamin D Activation and Organismal Calcium HomeostasisMassachusetts General Hospital | March 28, 2023Marc Wein, MD, PhD, a physician-researcher in the Division of Endocrinology at Massachusetts General Hospital,…pthomsonMarch 28, 2023 Read More