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Designing Brain-Computer Interfaces That Connect Neurons to the Digital World

Twenty years after meeting at HMS, two alumni are at the leading edge of efforts to use minimally invasive neural implants to improve human health

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Machine Learning Can Predict the Weather — and Human Health

AI is helping clinicians understand and prepare for the health consequences of climate change and the extreme weather events it causes

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A Biomedical Researcher on AI's Promises and Pitfalls

A conversation with Marinka Zitnik, assistant professor of biomedical informatics in the Blavatnik Institute at HMS

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Rapid Release of Dopamine Not Needed for Initiating Movement, Study Reveals

Research in mice explains why widely used Parkinson’s drug works for some symptoms but not others

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Harvard Medical School Scientist Gary Ruvkun Receives Nobel Prize for Discovery of microRNA

Ruvkun shares award for elucidating fundamental principle of gene activity regulation

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Gary Ruvkun with daughter Victoria Ruvkun (left), dog Barnaby, and wife Natasha Staller the morning of the announcement at their home in Newton.

A Drug-Free Nasal Spray May Shield Against Respiratory Infections

Gel-like coating wards off cold viruses, flu, and more in preclinical studies

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Researchers Harness AI to Repurpose Existing Drugs for Treatment of Rare Diseases

New AI model identifies drug candidates from existing medicines for thousands of rare diseases

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Study of Former NFL Players Finds 1 in 3 Believes They Have CTE

Players also report higher rates of suicidality, treatable conditions that mimic CTE

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Harvard Medical School Researcher Wins 2024 Lasker Award for Work That Led to GLP-1 Therapies

Joel Habener, fellow scientists honored for discoveries paving the way to GLP-1 based treatments

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Overriding Tumors’ Genetic Changes to Fight Cancer

Study illuminates immune-evading mechanism, suggests how to turn the tables

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a blobby cluster of cancer cells glows blue with green edges under a microscope

Studies Deepen Understanding of LGBTQ Health Disparities

Researchers point to solutions and opportunities for better health

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People in colorful outfits cross the street at an intersection with rainbow crosswalks in San Francisco’s Castro district.

A New Artificial Intelligence Tool for Cancer

ChatGPT-like AI model can diagnose, guide treatment, predict survival for multiple cancer types

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