Two from MIT elected to the Institute of Medicine
Professor of Economics Amy Finkelstein and Tyler Jacks, director of the Koch Institute, join arm of the National Academies of Science.
In Profile: Scott Manalis
His technology to weigh single cells led to an unexpected research focus: figuring out how cancerous cells escape normal growth controls.
Taking aim at aggressive cancer cells
Researchers use novel stem-cell method to discover chemical with potency against breast tumors in mice
Tumor mutations can predict chemo success
Genetic profiling of tumors could have 'immediate impact' on treating cancer, study shows
New test can predict spread of breast cancer
May help to reduce over- and under-treatment of the disease
New gel offers controlled drug delivery
Self-assembling hydrogel could help treat cancer and diabetes, among other diseases
Potential cancer-causing genes removed from engineered stem cells
Whitehead work involved reprogrammed skin cells from Parkinson's patient