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• MIT Research Group Debuts FINGERS-7B as First Open-Source AI Foundation Model for Alzheimer’s Prevention

  Published: Apr 28, 2026

  Section: AI in Health & Science

  A multidisciplinary team led by MIT and the Broad Institute has launched FINGERS-7B, a generative AI model designed to predict Alzheimer’s disease risk years before symptoms appear...

• CDC Releases Genetic Blueprints of Domestic Measles Outbreaks Amid Fears of Losing National Elimination Status

  Published: Apr 3, 2026

  Section: Medical News

  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has begun publishing a massive dataset of 1,000 measles genomes to determine if the virus is now spreading continuously within the Un...

• Broad Institute Researchers Identify Molecular Scars From Chronic Inflammation That Prime Gut Tissues for Future Cancer Growth

  Published: Mar 26, 2026

  Section: Health

  A landmark study from Harvard and the Broad Institute reveals that chronic intestinal inflammation leaves lasting epigenetic "memories" in stem cells that can persist for generatio...

• Stanley Family Foundation Commits $280 Million to Broad Institute Pushing Total Psychiatric Research Investment Over $1 Billion

  Published: Mar 14, 2026

  Section: Science & Tech

  The Stanley Family Foundation has renewed its long-term partnership with the Broad Institute to accelerate genomic research into schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. This latest $28...

• Holistic Cellular Views: New MIT AI Framework Maps Shared and Unique Data to Decode Disease

  Published: Feb 26, 2026

  Section: Science & Tech

  Researchers from the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, along with ETH Zurich and the Paul Scherrer Institute, have developed an AI-driven framework that integrates multiple measu...