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Released: 6-Nov-2014 10:00 AM EST
Joslin Scientists Discover a New Step In A Molecular Pathway Responsible For Neural Tube Defects, A Birth Defect That Is Increased In Diabetic Pregnancies
Joslin Diabetes Center

Mary R. Loeken, Ph.D., Investigator in the Section on Islet Cell and Regenerative Biology at Joslin Diabetes Center and Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, has discovered a molecular pathway responsible for neural tube defects in diabetic pregnancies.

4-Nov-2014 9:35 AM EST
Osteoporosis, Not Just a Woman’s Disease
Beth Israel Lahey Health

While osteoporosis prevention and treatment efforts have historically been focused on post-menopausal women, a new study from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) suggests that critical opportunities are being lost by not focusing more attention on bone loss and fracture risk in older men.

Released: 4-Nov-2014 10:00 AM EST
Babson College Hosts 15th Annual Rocket Pitch For Startups
Babson College

Nearly 100 entrepreneurs from the Boston area will introduce their ventures to a crowd of 500 fellow entrepreneurs, investors, partners, and members of the community at Babson’s signature Rocket Pitch event on Thursday, November 6th.

Released: 3-Nov-2014 3:25 PM EST
‘Raising Shrimp’ a Finalist in Blue Ocean Film Festival
University of Massachusetts Amherst

A new documentary, “Raising Shrimp,” has been named an official selection of the Blue Ocean Film Festival, where it will screen on Nov. 6. It explores aquaculture and its impacts, particularly environmental concerns of shrimp farming and what consumers should know about this most popular seafood.



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