Local News A Two-Dose Schedule Could Make HIV Vaccines More EffectiveMIT News | September 26, 2024One major reason why it has been difficult to develop an effective HIV vaccine is…karnottSeptember 26, 2024 Read More
Publications of the Week Carbohydrate-Lectin Interactions Reprogram Dendritic Cells to Promote Type 1 Anti-Tumor ImmunityLensch, V., et al. | September 25, 2024Cancer vaccine development is inhibited by a lack of strategies for directing dendritic cell (DC)…karnottSeptember 25, 2024 Read More
Awards Large-Scale Study Will Seek to Unearth Causes of Persistent Symptoms of Lyme DiseaseTufts Now | September 25, 2024Tufts University researchers have received a $20.7 million grant from the National Institutes of Health…karnottSeptember 25, 2024 Read More
Publications of the Week Commensal Consortia Decolonize Enterobacteriaceae via Ecological ControlFuruichi, M., et al. | September 24, 2024Persistent colonization and outgrowth of potentially pathogenic organisms in the intestine can result from long-term…karnottSeptember 24, 2024 Read More
Publications of the Week Reprogramming NK Cells and Macrophages via Combined Antibody and Cytokine Therapy Primes Tumors for Elimination by Checkpoint BlockadeWang, C., et al. | November 26, 2021Treatments aiming to augment immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) in cancer often focus on T cell immunity,…pthomsonNovember 26, 2021 Read More
Publications of the Week A Tissue-Bioengineering Strategy for Modeling Rare Human Kidney Diseases In VivoHernandez, J. O. R., & Wang, X., et al. | November 22, 2021A recent publication in Nature Communications showcases a bioengineering approach to model renal diseases associated…pthomsonNovember 22, 2021 Read More
Publications of the Week Sensory Transduction Is Required for Normal Development and Maturation of Cochlear Inner Hair Cell SynapsesLee, J., et al. | November 19, 2021Acoustic overexposure and aging can damage auditory synapses in the inner ear by a process…pthomsonNovember 19, 2021 Read More
Publications of the Week Indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase-1, a Novel Therapeutic Target for Post-Vascular Injury Thrombosis in CKDWalker, J. A., et al. | November 15, 2021CKD, characterized by retained uremic solutes, is a strong and independent risk factor for thrombosis…pthomsonNovember 15, 2021 Read More
Local News A Noninvasive Treatment for “Chemo Brain”The Picower Institute | March 7, 2024Patients undergoing chemotherapy often experience cognitive effects such as memory impairment and difficulty concentrating —…karnottMarch 7, 2024 Read More
Local News Ragon Faculty Study Finds Combination of Two Drugs Increases the Vulnerability of HIV-1 Reservoir Cells to the Immune System.Ragon Institute | March 7, 2024Ragon faculty Mathias Lichterfeld, MD, PhD, and Xu Yu, MD, have co-authored a paper published…karnottMarch 7, 2024 Read More
Local News Developing Liquid Biopsies to Detect Cancer | March 6, 2024Cancer patients who undergo surgery are often left with a frightening question: Did the surgeons…karnottMarch 6, 2024 Read More
Local News Understanding the Connection Between the Gut Microbiome and Alzheimer’sUMass Chan Medical School | March 1, 2024In a new Voices of UMass Chan podcast, physician-scientist John P. Haran, MD’07, PhD’18, and…karnottMarch 1, 2024 Read More
Awards Can We Prevent Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias?The Brink | November 19, 2024Recent new drugs for treating Alzheimer’s disease have been heralded as breakthroughs—with the potential to…karnottNovember 19, 2024 Read More
Awards 2024 Kilachand Fund Awards Boost Projects Building Antivirus Platform, Improving Brain Imaging, and Fighting Antibiotic ResistanceThe Brink | November 19, 2024Messenger RNA (or mRNA) vaccines showed their potential as critical virus response tools during the…karnottNovember 19, 2024 Read More
Local News Ancient DNA Challenges Stories Told About Pompeii VictimsHarvard Medical School | November 19, 2024A new genetic study demands reexamination of the identities of, and relationships among, some of…karnottNovember 19, 2024 Read More