Local News Research Into Cellular Recycling System Reveals New Vulnerability in Pancreatic Cancer Dana-Farber Cancer Institute | January 4, 2023 Pancreatic cancer cells operate a recycling program that would be the envy of any municipality —…pthomsonJanuary 4, 2023 Read More
Local News Researchers ID Protein That May Protect the Heart During Certain Cancer Treatment Regimens Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center | January 4, 2023 Anthracyclines are a class of chemotherapies effective in treating many forms of cancer, including leukemias,…pthomsonJanuary 4, 2023 Read More
Publications of the Week Lipolysis-Derived Linoleic Acid Drives Beige Fat Progenitor Cell Proliferation Abe, I., et al. | January 3, 2023 Mammals have an inducible form of thermogenic fat, a.k.a. beige adipocytes, that is highly regulated…pthomsonJanuary 3, 2023 Read More
Local News New Project Aims to Map Cellular Variation in the Healthy Human Brain Broad Institute | January 3, 2023 People vary widely in how we think and behave and in our vulnerability to disease,…pthomsonJanuary 3, 2023 Read More
Local News Study Pairs Two Forms of Immunotherapy in Patients with Advanced Kidney Cancer Dana-Farber Cancer Institute | August 5, 2021 Stymied and disoriented. That’s one way to describe the state of the immune system in…pthomsonAugust 5, 2021 Read More
Local News Researchers Find Fat Burning Molecule in Mice Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center | August 4, 2021 Linked to serious health problems including cancer, diabetes and cardiovascular disease, obesity affects more than…pthomsonAugust 4, 2021 Read More
Local News Researchers Develop Machine Learning Methods to Accurately Identify, Characterize Metabolism-Disrupting Chemicals Boston University School of Medicine | August 4, 2021 Chemicals in your furniture, plastic housewares and pesticides used in your yard may be making…pthomsonAugust 4, 2021 Read More
Local News Rewiring Cell Division to Make Eggs and Sperm Whitehead Institute | August 3, 2021 To create eggs and sperm, cells must rewire the process of cell division. Mitosis, the…pthomsonAugust 3, 2021 Read More
Local News Shorter Course of Radiation Therapy Is Safe for Patients with Early-Stage Breast Cancer Who Have Undergone Mastectomy and Reconstruction Dana-Farber Cancer Institute | October 10, 2023 Researchers at Dana-Farber Brigham Cancer Center have found that a shorter course of radiation therapy…sciencecityOctober 10, 2023 Read More
Awards Four McGovern Investigators Receive NIH BRAIN Initiative Grants McGovern Institute | October 10, 2023 In the human brain, 86 billion neurons form more than 100 trillion connections with other…sciencecityOctober 10, 2023 Read More
Awards Alain Viel Named Chairholder for Unesco Chair on Life Sciences and Social Innovation Harvard University Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology | October 9, 2023 Alain Viel has taken the helm of the UNESCO Chair on Life Sciences and Social…sciencecityOctober 9, 2023 Read More