Researchers Develop New Method for Making “Blood Biopsies”
A team of scientists at the Broad Institute, the Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, and Massachusetts General Hospital have developed a…
A team of scientists at the Broad Institute, the Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, and Massachusetts General Hospital have developed a…
A new study from Yale University shows that glucose levels are reduced in the brains of individuals with obesity and type 2 diabetes compared to…
Researchers from Yale University have made a fundamental discovery about EGFR signaling that may open the potential for new types of cancer drugs. Many approved…
Researchers detail how MRI brain scans can identify children at high risk of developing multiple sclerosis before symptoms appear. By the time multiple sclerosis (MS)…
A team of researchers at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine reveals the first compound that directly makes cancer cells commit suicide while sparing healthy…
More than 20 years after scientists revealed that mutations in the BRCA1 gene predispose women to breast cancer, Yale scientists have pinpointed the molecular mechanism…
New research from MIT shows that mutations in the KEAP1 gene could point the way to treating an aggressive form of lung cancer that is…
A newly published study from the Max Planck Institute compares the olfactory bulbs of individuals with and without Parkinson’s disease, revealing that the total volume…
A team of researchers has uncovered two closely related cytokines — molecules involved in cell communication and movement — that may explain why some people…
Two new studies from MIT and the University of Massachusetts Medical School reveal that mothers who experience an infection severe enough to require hospitalization during…
New research from Yale University details how apelin could be a potential target for future therapies for type 2 diabetes. Blood vessels have an often-overlooked…
Scientists at the Wyss Institute used synthetic biology techniques to discover that bacteria respond to antibiotics very differently — exactly opposite, in fact — inside…
A new Harvard study found that a guardian gene, which protects against Type 1 diabetes and other autoimmune diseases, exerts its pancreas-shielding effects by altering…
New research shows that an anti-inflammatory drug that lowered inflammation without affecting cholesterol still reduced cardiovascular risk. A significant reduction in risk of recurrent heart…
In a newly published study, biomolecular engineers and doctors demonstrated a therapeutic material that could one day promote better tissue regeneration following a wound or…
Research from MIT suggests a new approach to developing treatments for Alzheimer’s disease, revealing a new way to reverse memory loss by blocking an enzyme…
Research from Yale University reveals that a new drug can restore memories and connections between brain cells in mice with a model of Alzheimer’s disease….
New research from Yale University reveals that the protein Nlrp9b recognizes rotavirus and forms a complex inflammatory response to kill viral cells and prevent further…