AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoResearch: Whitehead Institute researchers mapped more than 600,000 cells in the tiny fish Danionella cerebrum, creating the first whole-body single-cell atlas of an adult vertebrate. The resource could help scientists study how disease, aging and drugs affect tissues across the body. Children’s Health: Celtics owners pledged $200 million to Boston Children’s Hospital, its largest-ever gift, to support pediatric mental health care, disease research and a health innovation fund. Brain Health: A Boston University-led study estimates that 74.5% of former NFL players who died from 2008 to 2023 had CTE, using medical records to address limits in earlier estimates. Drone Deliveries: Fifteen Massachusetts communities and the state’s municipal association are pressing Amazon and federal regulators to assess local impacts of its proposed Westborough delivery service, warning the review process could set a statewide precedent. Battery Innovation: A Northeastern professor’s work on a better battery has won acclaim.
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