Local News Which Strains of Tuberculosis Are the Most Infectious?Harvard Medical School | August 13, 2024For some forms of tuberculosis, the chances that an exposed person will get infected depend…karnottAugust 13, 2024 Read More
Awards Mehrdad Jazayeri Selected as an HHMI InvestigatorMcGovern Institute | August 13, 2024The Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) has named McGovern Institute neuroscientist Mehrdad Jazayeri as one…karnottAugust 13, 2024 Read More
Local News Advanced ‘Parkinson’s in a Dish’ Model Accelerates Brain Disease ResearchBrigham and Women’s Hospital | August 12, 2024A new model developed by Brigham researchers rapidly converts stem cells to brain cells characteristic…karnottAugust 12, 2024 Read More
Publications of the Week Loss of Kmt2c or Kmt2d Drives Brain Metastasis via KDM6A-Dependent Upregulation of MMP3Seehawer, M., et al. | August 12, 2024KMT2C and KMT2D, encoding histone H3 lysine 4 methyltransferases, are among the most commonly mutated…karnottAugust 12, 2024 Read More
Publications of the Week A RIPK1-Regulated Inflammatory Microglial State in Amyotrophic Lateral SclerosisMifflin, L., et al. | April 14, 2021Microglial-derived inflammation has been linked to a broad range of neurodegenerative and neuropsychiatric conditions, including…pthomsonApril 14, 2021 Read More
Publications of the Week TGF‐β‐Secreting Regulatory B Cells: Unsung Players in Immune RegulationHuai, G., et al. | April 8, 2021Regulatory B cells contribute to the regulation of immune responses in cancer, autoimmune disorders, allergic…pthomsonApril 8, 2021 Read More
Publications of the Week Balancing Cohesin Eviction and Retention Prevents Aberrant Chromosomal Interactions, Polycomb-Mediated Repression, and X-InactivationKriz, A. J., et al. | April 7, 2021Depletion of architectural factors globally alters chromatin structure but only modestly affects gene expression. We revisit the…pthomsonApril 7, 2021 Read More
Publications of the Week Deep-Sea Microbes as Tools to Refine the Rules of Innate Immune Pattern RecognitionGauthier, A. E., et al. | March 31, 2021Dr. Kagan is interested in the ways that cells interact with each other and with…pthomsonMarch 31, 2021 Read More
Local News New Clues Into the Head-Scratching Mystery of ItchHarvard Medical School | December 1, 2023Scientists at Harvard Medical School have shown for the first time that a common skin…sciencecityDecember 1, 2023 Read More
Local News Cell Fate Choice during Adult Regeneration Is Highly Disorganized, New Study FindsWhitehead Institute | November 30, 2023A team of scientists at the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research and MIT has spatially mapped…sciencecityNovember 30, 2023 Read More
Local News Researchers Develop New Method for Prenatal Genetic TestingMassachusetts General Hospital | November 30, 2023A team of investigators from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH), and…sciencecityNovember 30, 2023 Read More
Local News Search Algorithm Reveals Nearly 200 New Kinds of CRISPR SystemsScience in Boston | November 29, 2023Microbial sequence databases contain a wealth of information about enzymes and other molecules that could…pthomsonNovember 29, 2023 Read More
Local News Searching for Answers—One Brain at a TimeThe Brink | October 21, 2024Nick Cammarata had a booming laugh and an uncanny ability to spin out a story…karnottOctober 21, 2024 Read More
Interesting Articles Leadership Development Program for ResearchersBrigham and Women's Hospital | October 18, 2024This course aims to prepare investigators for challenges inherent in establishing and maintaining a successful…karnottOctober 18, 2024 Read More
Local News Tiny Magnetic Discs Offer Remote Brain Stimulation Without TransgenesMcGovern Institute | October 18, 2024Novel magnetic nanodiscs could provide a much less invasive way of stimulating parts of the…karnottOctober 18, 2024 Read More