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Unconventional Approach to C. Diff

Lab experiments support treating inflammation rather than bacteria

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How Huntington’s Disease Begins Before Symptoms Appear

Study blocks cognitive symptoms in mice, advancing efforts at early intervention

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With A-Fib on the Rise, Researchers Work to Fine-Tune Treatments

Atrial fibrillation is an electrical malfunction. But what triggers it remains a mystery.

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The Unwavering Purpose of Herman Taylor

A physician-researcher has spent his career advocating for better cardiovascular care for Black people

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Heart-Brain Health: A Two-Way Street

The health of the cardiovascular system is linked to the health of the brain — and vice versa

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COVID’s Damage Lingers in the Heart

Researchers increasingly find that the effects of infection by SARS-CoV-2 extend to the cardiovascular system

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The Health Benefits of Kindness

What do we get when we give?

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Pursuing Three Gene Therapies for Rare Inherited Disease

Researchers hope at least one will treat progressive blindness caused by Usher syndrome type 1F

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How the Gut Finishes Healing Itself

Understanding how organs wrap up self-repair could lead to safer regenerative therapies

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An AI Tool That Can Help Forecast Viral Variants

EVEscape predicts future viral mutations, new variants using evolutionary, biological information

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SARS-CoV-2 Caused More, Deadlier Cases of Sepsis Than Thought

Electronic health records harbor answers about life-threatening immune overreaction

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Strep Molecule Illuminates Cancer Immune Therapies

Molecule also could help explain origins of certain enigmatic autoimmune diseases

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