Local News Researchers Map Brain Cell Changes in Alzheimer’s DiseaseBroad Institute | February 3, 2023A common sign of Alzheimer’s disease is the excessive buildup of two types of protein…pthomsonFebruary 3, 2023 Read More
Publications of the Week CRISPR Screens Reveal Genetic Determinants of PARP Inhibitor Sensitivity and Resistance in Prostate CancerTsujino, T., et al. | February 3, 2023Prostate cancer harboring BRCA1/2 mutations are often exceptionally sensitive to PARP inhibitors. However, genomic alterations in other…pthomsonFebruary 3, 2023 Read More
Local News New Instrument Lets MIT Researchers Combine Previously Disparate Microscopy TechniquesMIT | February 2, 2023Inside cells, events can unfold quickly. Sub-cellular compartments constantly re-arrange while proteins move along structural…pthomsonFebruary 2, 2023 Read More
Local News How to Make Hydrogels More InjectableMIT News | February 2, 2023Gel-like materials that can be injected into the body hold great potential to heal injured…pthomsonFebruary 2, 2023 Read More
Local News Scientists at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School Succeed in Freezing Rodent Livers and Preserving at Subzero Temperatures for Five DaysMassachussetts General Hospital | July 20, 2022End-stage organ failure is the number one cause of death in the United States with…pthomsonJuly 20, 2022 Read More
Local News A Potential Danger of CRISPR Gene Editing — and Why Base Editing May Be SaferBoston Children's Hospital | July 20, 2022Gene therapy using CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing is currently in clinical trials around the world for…pthomsonJuly 20, 2022 Read More
Local News New Protein Complex Structure Reveals Possible Ways to Target Key Cancer PathwayBroad Institute | July 19, 2022Some of the most infamous drivers of cancer are mutations in RAS genes, which lead…pthomsonJuly 19, 2022 Read More
Local News Artificial Intelligence Model Finds Potential Drug Molecules a Thousand Times FasterMIT News | July 18, 2022The entirety of the known universe is teeming with an infinite number of molecules. But…pthomsonJuly 18, 2022 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