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Meet Two of the Researchers Selected by the Pope To Promote Science

Members of Pontifical Academy of Sciences share hopes for improving human health

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What Happens When a Gene Quality-Control Mechanism Fails?

Study solves riddle of how mutations in Integrator complex relate to neurodegeneration, cancer

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Four cells under a microscope have sweeping lines and round nuclei. Hundreds of tiny yellow dots indicate abnormal RNA molecules.

Investigating the Molecular Intricacies of Interoception

HMS researcher Rachel Wolfson studies how the brain receives signals from gastrointestinal organs

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Protecting the Brain Requires Persistence

Alzheimer’s researcher Beth Stevens on how one discovery can lead to another

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Tracing the Path from Basic Research to Transformative Therapies

Decades of federal funding for science have yielded enormous returns for human health

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A Brief History of Federal Funding for Basic Science

The partnership that transformed American biomedical research

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Harvard Medical School Researcher Receives Prestigious 2025 Gairdner Award

Spyros Artavanis-Tsakonas recognized for research on fundamental cell signaling pathway

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Training at Harvard Medical School Emphasizes Research Ethics

School demonstrates commitment to cultivating ethical scientists, future leaders

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Inflammation and the Brain: How Immune Activity Can Alter Mood and Fuel Anxiety

Studies detailing brain-immune crosstalk could inform treatments for autism, anxiety

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Harvard Medical School Researcher Wins 2025 Breakthrough Prize for Work on GLP-1

Joel Habener is one of five scientists recognized for research that transformed diabetes treatment

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How A Small Number of Mutations Can Fuel Outbreaks of Western Equine Encephalitis Virus

Study shows how spike protein changes determine the risk of viral outbreaks

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Solving Medicine’s Most Elusive Mysteries

The Undiagnosed Diseases Network identifies the rarest of diseases and discovers new ones

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