Publications of the Week Three Studies Highlight How Proteins Are Altered in Multiple Cancer TypesGeffen, Y., et al. | August 16, 2023Over the past two decades, scientists have shed light on the genetic mutations that drive…pthomsonAugust 16, 2023 Read More
Local News Nanobodies from Alpacas Could Steer Immune Attacks on InfluenzaBoston's Children Hospital | August 15, 2023While conventional flu vaccines are designed to anticipate the influenza strains projected to dominate in…pthomsonAugust 15, 2023 Read More
Publications of the Week Delayed and Attenuated Antibody Responses to Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccination with Poor Cross-Variant Neutralization in Solid-Organ Transplant Recipients—A Prospective Longitudinal StudyLiew, M.Y., et al. | August 15, 2023Therapeutically immunosuppressed transplant recipients exhibit attenuated responses to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)…pthomsonAugust 15, 2023 Read More
Local News An Alternative Approach to the Lichtenstein Repair for Hernia Results in Improved Patient Quality of Life and Less Opioid Use Post SurgeryMassachusetts General Hospital | August 15, 2023The Lichtenstein repair is one of the most popular techniques for repair of inguinal hernias…pthomsonAugust 15, 2023 Read More
Publications of the Week A Regulatory T Cell Notch4–GDF15 Axis Licenses Tissue Inflammation in AsthmaHarb, H., et al. | September 24, 2020This study provides a comprehensive framework for understanding inflammation in asthma. The authors identified a…eabramovichSeptember 24, 2020 Read More
Publications of the Week Antibiotic Susceptibility Signatures Identify Potential Antimicrobial Targets in the Acinetobacter baumannii Cell EnvelopeGeisinger, E., et al. | September 23, 2020A unique, protective cell envelope contributes to the broad drug resistance of the nosocomial pathogen Acinetobacter…eabramovichSeptember 23, 2020 Read More
Publications of the Week CSF1R Inhibition by a Small-Molecule Inhibitor Is Not Microglia Specific; Affecting Hematopoiesis and the Function of MacrophagesLei, F., et al. | September 16, 2020Colony-stimulating factor 1 receptor (CSF1R) inhibition has been extensively adopted by many laboratories for the…eabramovichSeptember 16, 2020 Read More
Publications of the Week Cell-Based Artificial APC Resistant to Lentiviral Transduction for Efficient Generation of CAR-T Cells from Various Cell SourcesSchmidts, A., et al. | September 14, 2020Adoptive cell therapy with chimeric antigen receptor T cells (CAR-T) has become a standard treatment…eabramovichSeptember 14, 2020 Read More
Local News Using Biomedical Research to Mitigate the Effects of Climate ChangeWhitehead Institute | March 7, 2023Climate change is having many clear, detrimental effects: from more-intense hurricanes, widely rampaging wildfires, and…pthomsonMarch 7, 2023 Read More
Local News New Research Supports Finding Explaining Why Some Patients May Test Positive for COVID-19 Long After RecoveryWhitehead Institute | March 6, 2023SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, seems to have become a permanent presence in our…pthomsonMarch 6, 2023 Read More
Local News How Bacteria Invade the BrainHarvard Medical School | March 6, 2023A new study led by researchers at Harvard Medical School details the step-by-step cascade that…pthomsonMarch 6, 2023 Read More
Local News New Purification Method Could Make Protein Drugs CheaperMIT News | March 3, 2023One of the most expensive steps in manufacturing protein drugs such as antibodies or insulin…pthomsonMarch 3, 2023 Read More
Local News Ultrasensitive Blood Test Detects ‘Pan-Cancer’ BiomarkerDana-Farber Cancer Institute | October 13, 2023Diagnostic tools for timely, accurate and inexpensive early cancer detection that can assess risk or…sciencecityOctober 13, 2023 Read More
Local News A Research Team Searches for Every Gene That Helps Tumors Evade ImmunotherapyBroad Institute | October 12, 2023In 2011, Robert Manguso was working in a cell biology lab when his mother was…sciencecityOctober 12, 2023 Read More
Awards Bradley Bernstein of Dana-Farber Elected to National Academy of MedicineDana-Farber Cancer Institute | October 12, 2023Bradley Bernstein, MD, PhD, Chair of Cancer Biology at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, has been elected to the…sciencecityOctober 12, 2023 Read More