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Cognitive Changes Affect Ability to Walk, Talk at Same Time

Dual-task walking performance may be an early indicator of accelerated brain aging

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Postoperative Delirium and Cognitive Decline

Study highlights importance of delirium prevention to preserve brain health

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Designing More Useful Bacteria

Researchers create virus-resistant, safely restrained E. coli for medical, industrial applications

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New Insights into ALS

Study suggests inflammatory proteins in innate immune system may damage neurons, lead to ALS

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Collaboration Propels Research on Untreatable Neurodegenerative Disease

HMS scientists developing novel therapy for specific form of frontotemporal dementia

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Toward New Antiviral Drugs

New discovery suggests that an emerging class of small-molecule drugs may be used to disable this mechanism and make cells impervious to certain viruses

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How the Brain Senses Infection

Researchers discovered specific airway neurons in mice that alert the brain about the flu

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Wesley Wong | Molecular Nanoscale Machines and Disease

Understanding biology through single molecule manipulation at the smallest scales
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Changing Health Care Payment Structures

Value-based payment methods effective only if entire care team is trained

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Who Is Most at Risk for Long COVID?

Demographic, clinical characteristics offer hints for caregivers, policymakers

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The Case for Female Mice in Neuroscience Research

Findings reveal female mice have more stable exploratory behavior than male mice

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Heart disease risk factors rise in young adults

Study finds increased risk for hypertension, diabetes, and obesity

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