Local News How Building Resiliency in Young Adults Could Help Address a Mental Health CrisisBench Press | July 17, 2023When it comes to treating diseases of the body, such as diabetes, heart disease, and…pthomsonJuly 17, 2023 Read More
Local News New Center Will Evaluate, Accelerate Technology To Reduce SuicideUMass Chan Medical School | July 17, 2023A new center led by UMass Chan Medical School aims to prevent suicide through evidence-based…pthomsonJuly 17, 2023 Read More
Local News Obesity and High Weight Linked to Adverse Outcomes in Leukemia TreatmentDana-Farber Cancer Institute | July 14, 2023As the United States faces a growing obesity epidemic, scientists are taking a closer look…pthomsonJuly 14, 2023 Read More
Local News First Large U.S. Clinical Trial of Cytisinicline Finds the Smoking Cessation Medication Effective and Well ToleratedMassachusetts General Hospital | July 14, 2023The first large-scale U.S. clinical trial of cytisinicline, led by a Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH)…pthomsonJuly 14, 2023 Read More
Publications of the Week FGF6 and FGF9 Regulate UCP1 Expression Independent of Brown AdipogenesisShamsi, F., et al. | March 26, 2020Uncoupling protein-1 (UCP1) plays a central role in energy dissipation in brown adipose tissue (BAT).…sciencecityMarch 26, 2020 Read More
Publications of the Week Native Zinc Catalyzes Selective and Traceless Release of Small Molecules in β-CellsLee, M., et al. | March 24, 2020The loss of insulin-producing β-cells is the central pathological event in type 1 and 2…sciencecityMarch 24, 2020 Read More
Publications of the Week Molecular Basis for Catabolism of the Abundant Metabolite Trans-4-Hydroxy-L-Proline by a Microbial Glycyl Radical EnzymeBackman, L., R., F., et al. | March 19, 2020The glycyl radical enzyme (GRE) superfamily utilizes a glycyl radical cofactor to catalyze difficult chemical…sciencecityMarch 19, 2020 Read More
Publications of the Week Evolutionary Repair: Changes in Multiple Functional Modules Allow Meiotic Cohesin to Support MitosisHsieh, Y., P., et al. | March 13, 2020The role of proteins often changes during evolution, but we do not know how cells…sciencecityMarch 13, 2020 Read More
Local News 2022 Was the Second-Best Year on Record for Biotech VC in Massachusetts, Report SaysBoston Business Journal | January 17, 2023A new report by MassBio shows that 2022 was one of the best years of…pthomsonJanuary 17, 2023 Read More
Local News Common Brain Network for Psychiatric Illness DiscoveredBrigham and Women's Hospital | January 17, 2023Psychiatric illnesses, such as schizophrenia and depression, affect nearly one in five adults in the…pthomsonJanuary 17, 2023 Read More
Local News New Gene Target Could Potentially Boost Effectiveness of Cancer ImmunotherapyBroad Institute | January 16, 2023Immune checkpoint inhibitors are important medications that boost the immune system’s response against various cancers,…pthomsonJanuary 16, 2023 Read More
Local News The Molecules Behind MetastasisWhitehead Institute | January 13, 2023Many cancer cells never leave their original tumors. Some cancer cells evolve the ability to…pthomsonJanuary 13, 2023 Read More
Awards Dr. Peter Czarnecki Among This Year’s Grantees from the Brain Aneurysm FoundationBioSpace | September 22, 2023The Brain Aneurysm Foundation (BAF), the leading advocacy organization supporting education, research, and policy to…sciencecitySeptember 22, 2023 Read More
Awards Harvard Medical School Microbiome Researcher Receives Top Science AwardHarvard Medical School | September 22, 2023Harvard Medical School researcher Dennis Kasper has been named the recipient of the 2024 Paul…sciencecitySeptember 22, 2023 Read More
Local News BWH-Harvard Medical School Team Selected as Finalists for CRUK Grand Cancer ChallengeCancer Grand Challenge | September 22, 2023Team COMBAT (Conquering Cancer in Obesity through Metabolism, Behaviour And Therapy) have been selected as…sciencecitySeptember 22, 2023 Read More