CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Jan. 17 (TNSres) -- The Broad Institute issued the following news: * * * Researchers studying brain cells from Huntington's patients show that the mutation, which changes over decades, becomes toxic only later in life. * * * Scientists at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Harvard Medical School, and McLean Hospital have discovered a surprising mechanism by which the inherited genetic mutation known to cause Huntington's disease leads to the death of brain cell  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 17 -- GBH, a multiplatform creator for public media, issued the following news release on Jan. 16, 2025: * * * Community conversations continue in person at Boston Public Library Jan. 30, watch on YouTube starting Jan. 20 * * * GBH today announced a community conversation series, GBH Amplifies , focused on expanding the reach of local voices from Greater Boston and beyond. The series features community leaders hosting public conversations in the GBH Studio at the   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 [Category: Business] -- The National Federation of Independent Business issued the following news release: * * * NFIB Reaction to Governor Maura Healey's 2025 State o... BOSTON, MA (January 16, 2024) - The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), the nation's leading small business advocacy association including more than 5,000 members in the state, issued the following statement by NFIB Massachusetts State Director Christopher Carlozzi in response to Governor M  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Jan. 16 [Category: Environment] -- The Union of Concerned Scientists issued the following news release: * * * Noted Scientist, Former White House Official Takes Helm at Union of Concerned Scientists WASHINGTON--Dr. Gretchen Goldman, an environmental engineer who previously served in the Department of Transportation, White House and Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS), will be joining UCS on February 3, 2025, as its next president. Dr. Goldman has deep expertise at th  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 (TNSres) -- The Semiconductor Industry Association issued the following statement on Jan. 16, 2025: * * * The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) today released the following statement from SIA President and CEO John Neuffer commending CHIPS and Science Act incentives announced by the U.S. Department of Commerce and SIA members Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI) and Coherent. The incentives will support the expansion and modernization of ADI's advanced R&D facility and manufac  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 16 -- The Project on Predatory Student Lending issued the following news release: The Project on Predatory Student Lending (PPSL), the leading legal organization representing student borrowers against predatory for-profit colleges, issued the following statement on the Department of Education's "Dear Colleague" letter to institutions of higher education, outlining guidance and a warning about institutions' responsibility to prevent misrepresentations by their Online   more