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Raising the Bar for Medical AI

Thought leaders, patient advocates develop guidelines for ethical use of AI in medicine

10 min read
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Reexposing a Cancer Protein to Enhance Immunotherapy

Study finds protein that tumors manipulate to escape immune detection

2 min read
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How Does the Brain Make Decisions?

Mouse study provides insights into communication between neurons during decision-making

3 min read
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How Children’s Birthdays Help Show the Best Month for Flu Shots

Study confirms guidelines aimed at maximum immunity during peak flu season

4 min read
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Research Education Care Delivery

What Will It Take to End Tuberculosis?

A boundary-pushing global collaboration is betting on the power of science

7 min read
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Research

Uncovering New Drivers of Heart Disease, Brain Vessel Disorders

How genetic changes in cells that line blood vessels fuel cardiac disease, brain vessel malformations

4 min read
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Research

How the Brain’s Compass Guides the Body

A study in fruit flies reveals how the brain’s compass and steering regions make course corrections

4 min read
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Research

The Surprisingly Simple Recipe for Starting to Grow a Limb

Study illuminates development, could inform limb regeneration efforts

3 min read
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Using Retinal Images to Predict Risk of Eye and Systemic Diseases

Routine ophthalmic procedure may help in preventive and diagnostic medicine

4 min read
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Experimental Gene Therapy Enables Hearing in Five Children Born Deaf

Study co-led by HMS scientist corrects gene mutation involved in inner ear function

4 min read
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HIV Drugs Show Promise in Averting Complications from Bacterial Infections

Study in mice finds a trigger for devastating condition, hints at possible treatment

3 min read
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Research

Inside a Bacterial Defense System — and Its Defeat

Study reveals unexpected strategy in competition between bacteria and viruses

4 min read
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