BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 4 [Category: BizHospital] -- Mass General Brigham issued the following news release: * * * 'No-Touch Brain Surgery' Brings an End to Decades of Living With Tremor * Mike Mattozzi was just a teen when he noticed a shaking sensation in his right (dominant) hand. It was mild at first but grew more severe over the years. Later, he went through the same thing with his left hand. As time passed, Mike's quality of life suffered due to the tremor. Using a pen, steak kni  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Nov. 4 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * A new patch could help to heal the heart * MIT engineers have developed a flexible drug-delivery patch that can be placed on the heart after a heart attack to help promote healing and regeneration of cardiac tissue. The new patch is designed to carry several different drugs that can be released at different times, on a pre-programmed schedule. In a study of rats, the researchers s  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Nov. 4 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * A new way to understand and predict gene splicing * Although heart cells and skin cells contain identical instructions for creating proteins encoded in their DNA, they're able to fill such disparate niches because molecular machinery can cut out and stitch together different segments of those instructions to create endlessly unique combinations. The ingenuity of using the same gen  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Nov. 5 (TNSrep) -- Akamai Technologies, a provider of content delivery network services, issued the following news release: * * * Akamai Research: AI Bots Threaten the Foundation of Web-Based Business Models AI bot traffic skyrockets by 300% in one year * Akamai Technologies (NASDAQ: AKAM), the cybersecurity and cloud computing company that powers and protects business online, today released a new State of the Internet (SOTI) report that reveals an alarming spike i  more

FRAMINGHAM, Massachusetts, Nov. 3 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Ameresco, a cleantech integrator specializing in energy efficiency and renewable energy, issued the following news release: * * * Ameresco Reports Third Quarter 2025 Financial Results * Third Quarter 2025 Financial Highlights: * Revenues of $526.0 million * Net income attributable to common shareholders of $18.5 million * GAAP EPS of $0.35 * Non-GAAP EPS of $0.35 * Adjusted EBITDA of $70.4 million FRAMINGHAM, MA - No  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * At Hearing, Warren Presses Defense Nominee on Ceasefire and Urges More Humanitarian Aid in Gaza * Warren: "Half a million people are starving in Gaza right now, and we need to do everything we can to help." Video of Exchange (YouTube) Washington, D.C. - At a hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) pressed Austin Dahmer, nominee to be Assis  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Nov. 5 [Category: Medical] -- The Broad Institute posted the following news: * * * Biology of Adversity Project launches at Broad Institute * Most people have experienced distressing events in their lives, such as violence, neglect, or natural disasters. These and other kinds of adverse experiences can have dramatic effects on physical and mental health, yet scientists don't fully understand how they affect the body at the cellular and molecular level. To uncover ho  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 5 (TNSjou) -- The Boston University School of Public Health issued the following news: * * * How to Prevent Fraudulent Participation in Virtual Health Research A new study presents a checklist of manual methods that researchers can implement to detect suspicious behavior during the prescreening, screening, and enrollment process for clinical trials. By Jillian McKoy The rise in virtual research since the COVID-19 pandemic has created opportunities for researcher  more

DEDHAM, Massachusetts, Nov. 3 [Category: BizConsulting] -- The Arc Advisory Group issued the following news release: * * * Control Valves Investments Reshaped by Advancements in Edge Computing and Ethernet-APL * ARC Advisory Group's research on the Control Valves market highlights how recent advances in edge computing and Ethernet-APL are causing manufacturers to reconsider how they monitor and maintain the health and performance of their control valves. Edge computing is increasingly being   more

AMHERST, Massachusetts, Nov. 5 (TNSrpt) -- The University of Massachusetts issued the following news: * * * Donahue Institute Releases Findings from First-Ever Four-County Western Massachusetts Housing Study The UMass Amherst Donahue Institute recently released findings from the first-ever housing study to cover Berkshire, Franklin, Hampshire and Hampden Counties. The study, conducted on behalf of the institute's client, Way Finders, found that Western Massachusetts needs 23,000 new housing   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 4 [Category: BizHospital] -- The Dana-Farber Cancer Institute issued the following news release: * * * FDA approves menin inhibitor for patients with acute leukemia with NPM1 mutation, backed by Dana-Farber science * The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved revumenib, a first-in-class oral menin inhibitor, for the treatment of adults and children one year and older with relapsed or refractory acute myeloid leukemia (AML) with NPM1 gene mutations. Revum  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 4 -- The Health and Fitness Association (formerly the International Health Racquet and Sportsclub Association) issued the following news release: * * * HFA Announces Purpose Brands Co-Founders Chuck Runyon and Dave Mortensen as 2026 HFA Hall of Fame Inductees The two leaders are being recognized for their fitness industry disruption, advocacy, and ongoing empathy for military veterans and franchisees. * WASHINGTON, DC--The Health & Fitness Association (HFA) annou  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Constituents, Health Professionals Join Senator Markey in Boston to Highlight Impact of Rising Health Insurance Premiums on Massachusetts Communities * Watch: Senator Markey, Health Professionals, Constituents Decry Republican Health Care Shutdown Boston (November 3, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), top Democrat on the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Primar  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Senator Markey on ABC's "This Week" Slams "Trumpatomics," Trump Administration's Reckless Nuclear Policy * Following interview, DOE Secretary Wright backtracked Trump's statements on nuclear testing Washington (November 3, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), founder of the national Nuclear Freeze Movement, spoke on Sunday, November 2, with Martha Raddatz of ABC's "This Week  more

DEDHAM, Massachusetts, Nov. 4 [Category: BizConsulting] -- The Arc Advisory Group issued the following news release: * * * Industrial PCs Market Reshaped by Industrial-Grade AI and Software Defined Automation * ARC's research indicates that the demand for Industrial Personal Computers (IPCs) is expected to rise steadily, driven primarily by the increased adoption of industrial-grade AI applications, particularly at the edge in conjunction with cloud integration. IPCs are increasingly deploye  more

WALTHAM, Massachusetts, Nov. 5 -- The Education Development Center issued the following news on Nov. 4, 2025: * * * Lessons from Pace: Part 2 - Listening to Student Voices: What Middle Schoolers Really Think about Computer Science By Anne Wang and Neil Schiavo In Part 1 of this series, we explored the systematic strategies that have helped Programming the Acceleration of Computing Education (PACE) districts build sustainable computer science (CS) programs. Run by EDC and the Massachusetts De  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Nov. 4 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Lightning-prediction tool could help protect the planes of the future * More than 70 aircraft are struck by lightning every day. If you happen to be flying when a strike occurs, chances are you won't feel a thing, thanks to lightning protection measures that are embedded in key zones throughout the aircraft. Lightning protection systems work well, largely because they are designed  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 11 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Mark Barnes to Present at Yale Law School on Federal Funding in Uncertain Times * Health care and higher education partner Mark Barnes will present at the Solomon Center for Health Law and Policy at the Yale Law School on November 11. Mark's presentation titled "Federal Funding in Uncertain Times: Law, Litigation, and Policy" will be moderated by Solomon Center faculty di  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 5 -- Northeastern University issued the following news: * * * Experts say the first step to success in politics is 'get engaged' By Cyrus Moulton Amanda Litman described Hillary Clinton's loss in the 2016 presidential election as "gut-wrenching." Literally. "When we heard that she had called Trump to concede, I took a cab home to my apartment and I was crying so much, I puked outside of the cab in some random Brooklyn neighborhood," Litman, the Clinton campaign  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: * * * Pressley Convenes SNAP Food Retailers as Republican Shutdown Threatens Food Assistance and Local Economy Trump's Refusal to Fully Fund SNAP Could Cause 100,000 Households in MA-07 to Go Hungry and Many of the Retailers Families Rely on to Go Under  * BOSTON - Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) held an emergency convening and press conference with SNAP-dependent food retailers to make plain how   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 -- Jodi Hanelt, an F-1 principal designated school official (PDSO) at the Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts, submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security expressing concerns regarding the proposed revisions to the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS). The letter highlights potential detrimental impacts on school operations due to increased administrative burdens and inefficiencies within the current system. The let  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Nov. 5 -- G.E. Vernova, an energy company, posted the following news release: * * * Sparking Innovation: How One Engineer Secured 30 Patent Applications That Are Shaping the Future of Energy Veena P. has learned in her 14 years at GE Vernova that earning patent recognition for her inventions isn't a matter of waiting for lightning to strike. Instead, the technology manager in electrical systems at GE Vernova's Advanced Research Center in Bengaluru, India, has develop  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Nov. 4 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Startup provides a nontechnical gateway to coding on quantum computers * Quantum computers have the potential to model new molecules and weather patterns better than any computer today. They may also one day accelerate artificial intelligence algorithms at a much lower energy footprint. But anyone interested in using quantum computers faces a steep learning curve that starts with ge  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 4 [Category: BizHospital] -- Mass General Brigham issued the following news release: * * * New Study Shows People with Spinal Cord Injuries Are More Likely to Develop Chronic Disorders * Mass General Brigham study suggests the need for proactive and long-term care strategies for patients with these injuries A new study by investigators from Mass General Brigham shows that patients with traumatic spinal cord injuries (TSCI) are at a higher risk of developing a my  more

WOODS HOLE, Massachusetts, Nov. 4 [Category: Biology] -- The Marine Biological Laboratory, an affiliate of the University of Chicago, posted the following news: * * * Take Five with Amy Herbert * "Take Five" is an occasional feature in which we pose five questions to an MBL community member about their career, dreams, and passions. Amy Herbert, Ph.D., joined the University of Chicago as an assistant professor in the Department of Organismal Biology and Anatomy in March of 2025. Herbert has  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 5 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts posted the following news release: * * * Two Arrested in Connection with Explosion on Harvard Medical School Campus Two Massachusetts men have been arrested and charged in connection with an alleged conspiracy to damage a building on Harvard Medical School's (HMS) campus using a large commercial firework. Logan David Patterson, 18, of Plymouth, Mass.; and Dominick Frank Cardoza, 20, of Bourne,  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Nov. 4 [Category: Environment] -- The Union of Concerned Scientists posted the following news release: * * * UN Report Confirms Planetary Warming Will Breach 1.5 Degrees Celsius, Richer Nations Primarily to Blame * CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (November 4, 2025)The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) released its annual Emissions Gap Report today. The analysis shows that without immediate, aggressive action the world is on track to endure a global average temperature ri  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 3 [Category: BizHospital] -- Mass General Brigham issued the following news release: * * * Unified Approach Restores Health and Hope for Young Dad After Rare Tumor Diagnosis * The day after he received his MRI results, Steve went to Brigham and Women's Hospital to meet with neurosurgeon Omar Arnaout, MD, director of Clinical Neurosurgery at Mass General Brigham, and physician assistant Christine Moran, PA-C, and discuss his care plan. Their tremendous warmth and c  more

WORCESTER, Massachusetts, Nov. 5 -- The University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School issued the following news: * * * PhD candidate Katherine Murphy receives NIH grant for innovative prostate cancer research By Hallie Leo UMass Chan Medical School PhD candidate Katherine "Kat" Murphy has received a Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award Individual Predoctoral Fellowship for her prostate cancer research in the lab of Marcus Ruscetti, PhD, assistant professor of molecular, cell  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 -- The Extreme Event Solutions group at Verisk, Boston, Massachusetts, a global data analytics and technology provider, estimates that industry insured losses to onshore property in Jamaica from Hurricane Melissa will likely range from $2.2 billion to $4.2 billion. The estimate covers damage from both wind and precipitation-induced flood along Melissa's path across the island, with the majority of the projected losses attributable to wind damage. The Category 5 hurricane, wh  more