Local News New Antibody Therapy Shows Promise for Advanced Pediatric Brain CancerMassachusetts General Hospital | July 14, 2022Effective and safe treatments are needed for medulloblastoma—the most common type of cancerous brain tumor…pthomsonJuly 14, 2022 Read More
Local News Study Describes Mechanism of Chromosomal Disarray in Cancer CellsDana-Farber Cancer Institute | July 14, 2022Picture a floor strewn with broken crockery, hastily and haphazardly pieced back together, and you’ll…pthomsonJuly 14, 2022 Read More
Local News International Consortium Launches Catalog of Overlooked Parts of the GenomeBroad Institute | July 14, 2022When they sequenced the human genome for the first time, researchers from the Human Genome…pthomsonJuly 14, 2022 Read More
Publications of the Week Targeting Micro-Environmental Pathways by PROTACs as a Therapeutic StrategyLiu, J., et al. | July 14, 2022Tumor microenvironment (TME) composes of multiple cell types and non-cellular components, which supports the proliferation,…pthomsonJuly 14, 2022 Read More
Local News Study Links Gene to Cognitive Resilience in the ElderlyThe Picower Institute | November 4, 2021Many people develop Alzheimer’s or other forms of dementia as they get older. However, others…pthomsonNovember 4, 2021 Read More
Local News Research Reveals How Osteocytes Form Critical Structures That Maintain Bone HealthMassachusetts General Hospital | November 4, 2021Embedded within bone tissue are osteocytes, cells with tree-like projections called dendrites that are important…pthomsonNovember 4, 2021 Read More
Local News An MGRI Milestone: Celebrating a New Permanent Fund for the Mass General Research InstituteMassachusetts General Research Institute | November 4, 2021It’s not often that the celebration of one generous philanthropic gift becomes an occasion to…pthomsonNovember 4, 2021 Read More
Local News Combating Antibiotic ResistanceHarvard Medical School | November 4, 2021As long as antibiotics have existed, so too has antibiotic resistance—the inevitable result as infectious…pthomsonNovember 4, 2021 Read More
Local News Obesity Is Increasing People’s Risk of Cancer. Why?Boston Children's Hospital | November 23, 2022Obesity is now a global epidemic, and it is increasing people’s risk for cancer. The…pthomsonNovember 23, 2022 Read More
Local News Eric and Wendy Schmidt Center Announces Data Science Challenge to Harness Machine Learning for Cancer ImmunotherapyBroad Institute | November 22, 2022The immune system is adept at fighting off viral and bacterial infections, but it can…pthomsonNovember 22, 2022 Read More
Local News Gene-Delivering Viruses Reach the Brain in a Step Toward Gene Therapy for Neurological DiseasesBroad Institute | November 22, 2022Gene therapies can treat, even potentially cure, certain genetic diseases, but it is challenging to…pthomsonNovember 22, 2022 Read More