Local News Zika Study Reveals How Infection Can Cause MicrocephalyBoston Children's Hospital | August 1, 2023Prenatal exposure to viruses capable of infecting the fetal brain, particularly in the first trimester,…pthomsonAugust 1, 2023 Read More
Local News Errant Cell Division Can Lead to Changes in Gene Activity, Study FindsDana-Farber Cancer Institute | August 1, 2023There are several ways to ruin a tune: play the wrong notes, play them at…pthomsonAugust 1, 2023 Read More
Local News Syrian Refugees Are Diagnosed With Breast Cancer Younger and With More Advanced Tumors, Study FindsBrigham and Women's Hospital | July 31, 2023Brigham researchers and international collaborators identified the association with younger age and advanced stage at…pthomsonJuly 31, 2023 Read More
Local News Lab on a Chip Technologies To Improve the Assessment of Stored Red Blood CellsMassachusetts General Hospital | July 31, 2023Ziya Isiksacan, PhD, a research fellow in the Center for Engineering in Medicine and Surgery…pthomsonJuly 31, 2023 Read More
Publications of the Week cGMP via PKG Activates 26S Proteasomes and Enhances Degradation of Proteins, Including Ones that Cause Neurodegenerative DiseasesVerPlank, J.J.S., et al. | June 26, 2020The authors demonstrate that agents that raise cGMP and activate the cGMP-dependent protein kinase (PKG),…eabramovichJune 26, 2020 Read More
Publications of the Week Inhibition of the Translesion Synthesis Polymerase REV1 Exploits Replication Gaps as a Cancer VulnerabilityNayak, S., et al. | June 22, 2020The authors reveal how a well described anti-cancer barrier, “the replication stress response,” is overcome…eabramovichJune 22, 2020 Read More
Publications of the Week Keap1 Mutation Renders Lung Adenocarcinomas Dependent on Slc33a1Romero, R., et al. | June 19, 2020Approximately 20–30% of human lung adenocarcinomas (LUADs) harbor mutations in Kelch-like ECH-associated protein 1 (KEAP1)…eabramovichJune 19, 2020 Read More
Publications of the Week Previremic Identification of Ebola or Marburg Virus Infection Using Integrated Host-Transcriptome and Viral Genome DetectionSperanza, E., et al. | June 18, 2020Outbreaks of filoviruses, such as those caused by the Ebola (EBOV) and Marburg (MARV) virus,…eabramovichJune 18, 2020 Read More
Local News Sparse, Small, but Diverse Neural Connections Help Make Perception Reliable, EfficientThe Picower Institute | February 6, 2023The brain’s cerebral cortex produces perception based on the sensory information it’s fed through a…pthomsonFebruary 6, 2023 Read More
Local News Attacking COVID-19’s Moving Antibody TargetWyss Institute | February 6, 2023Not all SARS-CoV-2 infections are created equal. We have learned this through multiple virus waves…pthomsonFebruary 6, 2023 Read More
Local News Tracing a Plant Chemistry Puzzle to Its RootsWhitehead Institute | February 6, 2023Graduate student Colin Kim had been making good progress on a scientific puzzle that had…pthomsonFebruary 6, 2023 Read More
Local News Why Lung Cancer Doesn’t Respond Well to ImmunotherapyMIT News | February 3, 2023Immunotherapy — drug treatment that stimulates the immune system to attack tumors — works well…pthomsonFebruary 3, 2023 Read More
Publications of the Week Automated Segmentation of Sacral Chordoma and Surrounding Muscles Using Deep Learning EnsembleBoussioux, L., et al. | October 4, 2023The manual segmentation of organ structures in radiation oncology treatment planning is a time-consuming and…sciencecityOctober 4, 2023 Read More
Local News A Powerful Methodology to Guide Health Decision-MakingHarvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health | October 4, 2023At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, time was of the essence to develop and…sciencecityOctober 4, 2023 Read More
Local News BU Researchers Describe Advances in Identifying GlycopeptidesBoston University | October 3, 2023Glycosylation is the attachment of carbohydrates to the backbone of a protein through an enzymatic…sciencecityOctober 3, 2023 Read More