Local News A Single Genetic Variant Affects Immune Response to an Experimental Flu VaccineRagon Institute | August 15, 2022The influenza virus is constantly mutating, so influenza vaccines need to be updated from year…pthomsonAugust 15, 2022 Read More
Local News Karuna Therapeutics’ Schizophrenia Drug Achieves Study Goals, Heralding New Treatment ApproachSTAT News | August 12, 2022Karuna Therapeutics said Monday that a novel combination pill reduced psychosis and related symptoms experienced…pthomsonAugust 12, 2022 Read More
Publications of the Week Network Tau Spreading Is Vulnerable to the Expression Gradients of APOE and Glutamatergic-Related GenesMontal, V., et al. | August 12, 2022Intracellular Tau protein accumulation and spreading in the brain contribute to neurodegeneration and cognitive impairments…pthomsonAugust 12, 2022 Read More
Local News Scientists Discover New Antiviral Defense System in BacteriaBroad Institute | August 12, 2022Bacteria use a variety of defense strategies to fight off viral infection, and some of…pthomsonAugust 12, 2022 Read More
Local News Study Reveals a Protein’s Key Contribution to Heterogeneity of NeuronsThe Picower Institute | December 2, 2021The versatility of the nervous system comes from not only the diversity of ways in…pthomsonDecember 2, 2021 Read More
Local News New Diversity Data from Phesi Shows Inclusion of Black and African American Patients in Clinical Trials Improving, but Asian, Hispanic and Latino Groups Significantly and Consistently UnderrepresentedPhesi | December 2, 2021Phesi Inc., a data-driven provider of AI-powered clinical development analytics products and solutions, has analyzed…Laura CoxDecember 2, 2021 Read More
Local News MIT Future Founders Initiative Announces Prize Competition to Promote Female Entrepreneurs in BiotechMIT News | December 2, 2021In a fitting sequel to its entrepreneurship “boot camp” educational lecture series last fall, the…pthomsonDecember 2, 2021 Read More
Local News Team Builds First Living Robots — That Can ReproduceWyss Institute | December 1, 2021To persist, life must reproduce. Over billions of years, organisms have evolved many ways of…pthomsonDecember 1, 2021 Read More
Local News PhD Candidate Seeks to Develop First Clinically Approved Antifungal VaccineUMass Chan Medical School | December 12, 2022Maureen Hester, a PhD candidate in the immunology and microbiology program of the Morningside Graduate School of…pthomsonDecember 12, 2022 Read More
Local News Scientists Map Genetic Evolution of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia to Richter’s SyndromeDana=Farber Cancer Institute | December 12, 2022Every year, up to 1% of patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), a slow-growing blood…pthomsonDecember 12, 2022 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards William Hahn Named a 2022 National Academy of Inventors FellowDana-Farber Cancer Institute | December 12, 2022William Hahn, MD, PhD, executive vice president and chief operating officer at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and William Rosenberg…pthomsonDecember 12, 2022 Read More