Boston Medical Center Health System’s Clean Power Prescription pilot program aims to allow physicians to prescribe energy bill credits for patients, tackling both financial and climate-related concerns for lower-income, at-risk communities.

LinkedIn announces layoffs affecting more than 600 employees, or roughly 3% of its workforce, as part of ongoing organizational restructuring despite continuous growth and annual revenue exceeding $15 billion.

New insights into programmable DNA-cutting enzymes called Fanzors, found in a diverse set of species such as algae, snails, and amoebas, could pave the way for advancing research and experimental gene therapies. Understanding their role in RNA-guided DNA-cutting activity may unlock further applications for genome editing.

As sky gazers anticipate the upcoming October solar eclipse in Los Angeles, the unique event offers an opportunity to experience an astronomical phenomenon. While a "ring of fire" may be visible in some areas during this annular solar eclipse, Los Angeles and its surrounding counties are expected to see only a partial eclipse.

Waymo's fully autonomous taxi service has made its way to Santa Monica, promising free rides for users that allow them to experience the cutting-edge technology first-hand.

Bayer AG announced a $250 million investment in a new cell therapy manufacturing facility in Berkeley, California, aimed at advancing its innovative cell therapy portfolio.

TD Garden in Boston has opened four sensory rooms in partnership with KultureCity, making it the only venue in the world to offer such a large number of sensory rooms.

Researchers at Mass General Brigham have developed an antibody therapy inspired by a unique genetic variant that confers extreme resistance against Alzheimer's disease.

Moungi Bawendi, an MIT chemist, shares the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for 2023 with Louis Brus and Alexei Ekimov for their groundbreaking work in quantum dots.

Renewable America celebrates the mechanical completion of its Ferro Ranch Project in Petaluma, California.

UC San Diego receives a $9.5 million grant to improve cybersecurity in health care, with emphasis on protecting rural and critical access hospitals.

Two Bay Area unions have approved a sympathy strike in a show of solidarity with Kaiser Permanente workers, who are planning a strike on October 4-6 after management allegedly engaged in unfair labor practices.

UMass Amherst students unveil their AI-driven recycling pilot program, AuditPRO, to address the challenges and inefficiencies in the current recycling industry. Developed by rStream, a robotics startup incubated at Greentown Labs, the project aims to improve recycling rates and reduce contamination in waste streams.