Keyword: Massachusetts General Hospital

Blocking the interaction between pathological tau proteins and the nuclear membrane of neurons could represent a new approach to Alzheimer's, a new study finds.

A tool called “polygenic risk scoring” could help physicians identify who faces a high risk of serious diseases.

A rare cell type, discovered by two teams and named as "pulmonary ionocyte," appears to help drive cystic fibrosis.

Scientists discovered that TB vaccine BCG restores blood sugar to near-normal levels for as long as five years by changing a key metabolic process.

A Harvard-led research team has identified a brain protein that exacerbates memory loss with age or PTSD.

The hospital network achieved the jump in scale by turning to outside backers including Eli Lilly, which collectively pumped $66 million into the fund.

A multipronged immune attack that includes CAR-T treatments may be needed to fight glioblastoma, Penn scientists suggest.

Massachusetts General Hospital scientists have evidence that a TB vaccine prevents the immune system from attacking normal tissues.

Bristol-Myers Squibb has appointed Thomas Lynch to replace Francis Cuss as CSO.

Freenome has raised $65 million in a round led by Andreessen Horowitz to put its cancer-detection tests through more rigorous trials.