Publications of the Week Unique Structural Features in an Nramp Metal Transporter Impart Substrate-Specific Proton Cotransport and a Kinetic Bias to Favor Import Bozzi, A., T., et al. | October 21, 2019 Natural resistance-associated macrophage protein (Nramp) transporters enable uptake of essential transition metal micronutrients in numerous…sciencecityOctober 21, 2019 Read More
Local News A Homeostatic Circuit for Hunger [Engert and Kunes Labs] Harvard University MCB | October 21, 2019 Decades ago, pioneering studies in cats and rodents identified regions within an ancient part of…sciencecityOctober 21, 2019 Read More
Local News Whole Genome Sequencing Could Help Save Pumas from Inbreeding Eureka Alert | October 21, 2019 When students at the University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC) found a dead mule deer…sciencecityOctober 21, 2019 Read More
Local News A Better Way to Screen Cats for Heart Disease TuftsNow | October 21, 2019 Cats are very good at hiding their health problems, a survival instinct from their wild…sciencecityOctober 21, 2019 Read More
Publications of the Week Optical Pooled Screens in Human Cells Feldman, D., et al. | October 18, 2019 Genetic screens are critical for the systematic identification of genes underlying cellular phenotypes. Pooling gene…sciencecityOctober 18, 2019 Read More
Local News Artificial Pancreas System Better Controls Blood Glucose Levels than Current Technology Joslin Diabetes Center | October 18, 2019 A multi-center randomized clinical trial evaluating a new artificial pancreas system — which automatically monitors…sciencecityOctober 18, 2019 Read More
Local News Cause of Drug Resistance in a Type of Intestinal Tumors Identified Dana-Farber Cancer Institute | October 18, 2019 Most cases of gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST), a type of soft-tissue cancer (sarcoma), are caused…sciencecityOctober 18, 2019 Read More
Local News Scientists Pinpoint Neural Activity’s Role in Human Longevity Harvard Gazette | October 18, 2019 The brain’s neural activity — long implicated in disorders ranging from dementia to epilepsy —…sciencecityOctober 18, 2019 Read More
Featured Awards $3.6M NIH Grant to Study Osteoarthritis, Musculoskeletal Pain BU School of Medicine | October 17, 2019 David Felson, MD, MPH, professor of medicine and epidemiology at Boston University Schools of Medicine…sciencecityOctober 17, 2019 Read More
Local News Jerry Gurwitz to Lead Research Evaluating Alzheimer’s Disease Treatments UMass Med Now | October 17, 2019 UMass Medical School received a $365,000 grant to collaborate with the Institute for Clinical and Economic…sciencecityOctober 17, 2019 Read More