Local News 3 Questions: A New Model of Nervous System Form, Function, and EvolutionMIT News | May 25, 2023How does animal behavior emerge from networks of connected neurons? How are these incredible nervous…pthomsonMay 25, 2023 Read More
Local News Mind to Molecules: Does Brain’s Electrical Encoding of Information ‘Tune’ Sub-Cellular Structure?The Picower Institute | May 25, 2023Brain waves carry information. A new “Cytoelectric Coupling” hypothesis posits that fluctuating electric fields optimize…pthomsonMay 25, 2023 Read More
Publications of the Week Dynamic BH3 Profiling Identifies Pro-Apoptotic Drug Combinations for the Treatment of Malignant Pleural MesotheliomaPotter, D. S., et al. | May 24, 2023Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) has relatively ineffective first/second-line therapy for advanced disease and only 18%…pthomsonMay 24, 2023 Read More
Local News Study Linking Mucus Plugs and COPD Mortality Could Help Save LivesBrigham and Women's Hospital | May 24, 2023Many patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) experience airway-clogging mucus plugs, an accumulation of…pthomsonMay 24, 2023 Read More
Local News #WhyIScience Q&A: An Endocrinologist and Clinical Researcher Explores How Racism and Other Social Factors Affect Patients with Type 2 DiabetesThe Broad Institute | November 15, 2022Sara Jane Cromer was a medical student at Baylor University’s Ben Taub Hospital in Houston,…pthomsonNovember 15, 2022 Read More
Local News Research Spotlight: Neutrophils Will Overcome Their Inability to Swarm by Cooperatively Generating LTB4 Through Transcellular BiosynthesisMassachusetts General Hospital | November 15, 2022Neutrophils require the lipid mediator leukotriene B4 (LTB4) to swarm in response to a fungal target.…pthomsonNovember 15, 2022 Read More
Local News X Chromosome Inactivation Surprisingly Found in Diverse Cancers in MenGenetic Engineering & Biotechnology News | November 14, 2022Cancer cells acquire genetic changes that allow them to grow and proliferate unchecked. Researchers at…pthomsonNovember 14, 2022 Read More
Local News New Leader Charts Course for NeurobiologyHarvard Medical School | November 11, 2022As the leader of a busy research lab devoted to studying the sense of touch,…pthomsonNovember 11, 2022 Read More
Publications of the Week Tissue Perfusion Pressure Enables Continuous Hemodynamic Evaluation and Risk Prediction in the Intensive Care UnitChandrasekhar, A., et al. | August 11, 2023Treatment of circulatory shock in critically ill patients requires management of blood pressure using invasive…pthomsonAugust 11, 2023 Read More
Local News AI-Driven Muscle Mass Assessment Could Improve Care for Head and Neck Cancer PatientsDana-Farber Cancer Institute | August 11, 2023Researchers from Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have found a way to use artificial intelligence (AI) to…pthomsonAugust 11, 2023 Read More
Local News Meet a Whitehead Postdoc: Pavana RottiWhitehead Institute | August 10, 2023Pavana Rotti is a postdoc in Whitehead Institute Member Olivia Corradin’s lab studying the neurobiology…pthomsonAugust 10, 2023 Read More