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With great regret and sadness, we would like to share the news of the passing of a Forsyth legend, Dr. Sigmund Socransky.
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass., October 18, 2010--The Forsyth Institute, the world’s leading independent, oral health research organization, has received $20.7 million to fight periodontal (gum) disease.
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In the face of a dramatic worldwide increase in adolescent obesity and Type 2 diabetes, The Forsyth Institute today announced a research alliance with the Dasman Diabetes Institute of Kuwait to initiate studies that could lay a scientific basis for prevention.
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Today, Forsyth opened its doors at its new home: 245 First Street, Cambridge, Mass.
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As we celebrate our centennial, we are launching a new initiative, called Forsyth for Life!, to bring the benefits of our research to a broader audience.
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The Forsyth Institute has received an award of $2,987,253 from the National Institutes of Health to renovate laboratory, clinical research and support space at its new facility in Cambridge, Mass.
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The ADEAGies Foundation will honor The Forsyth Institutewith an Outstanding Achievement Award at the Gies Awards celebration to be held on February 27, 2010, in Washington, DC, in conjunction with the 2010 ADEA Annual Session & Exhibition.
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A team of scientists from The Forsyth Institute, the University of Connecticut Health Center, the CDC and the Wadsworth Center, have used state-of-the-art technology to elucidate the molecular architecture of Treponema pallidum, the bacterium which causes syphilis.
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Today The Forsyth Institute and its trustees announced that they have signed an agreement with Equity Office, Inc. for the long-term lease of a research facility located at 245 First Street in Cambridge, Mass.
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Three Forsyth Institute scientists have received National Institutes of Health stimulus funding for their researchthrough the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
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In a recent research study, which examined the differences in the periodontal health of individuals with different Body Mass Indices (BMI), Forsyth Institute scientists have found a connection between overweight and obese individuals and a particular gum disease-causing oral bacterium, termed Tannerella forsythia.
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Dr. Antonio Campos-Neto, head of the department of Cytokine Biology at The Forsyth Institute, has received a major grant from the internationally renowned Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics (FIND) to continue his work to develop a test to diagnose active Tuberculosis (TB), the world’s second deadliest infectious disease.
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Scientists from The Forsyth Institute, working with collaborators at Tufts and Tuebingen Universities, have discovered a new control over embryonic stem cells’ behavior.
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Scientists from The Forsyth Institute, Boston, MA, and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute at the University of Utah School of Medicine have developed a new system in which to study known mammalian adult stem cell disorders.
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Today, The Forsyth Institute announced that Philip Stashenko, D.M.D., Ph.D., has been appointed president and CEO of the research institute.
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Bruce Paster discusses the benefits of the Forsyth Human Microbe Identification Microarray Core for bacterial detection and identification with Dental Products Report Europe.
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The Boston Globe included Forsyth in a feature about non-profits building sales and the positive impact on growth.
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Dr. Bruce Paster provided expert commentary on bacteria in the mouth to the National Public Radio program All Things Considered.
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Dr. Richard Niederman discussed the importance of prevention as the key to safeguarding oral health and pointed to ForsythKids as an example on WBUR-FM's Here and Now.
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The Forsyth Center for Regenerative and Developmental Biology's research was featured in the NSF News online. This article highlighted Nestor J. Oviedo's paper in the journal Development.
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ForsythKids cavity prevention program was featured in the Boston Globe.
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Forsyth's work to develop a vaccine to prevent cavities was featured in a round up on oral health research in USA Weekend Magazine.
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Drs. Michael Levin and Dany Adams are featured in The Scientist. They discuss the groups work to manipulate electrical fields to stimulate regeneration.
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Dr. Toshi Kawai was interviewed by The Scientist. He discussed his publication in American Journal of Pathology, which focused on how immune cells may contribute to tooth loss in gum disease.
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