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How Common Is Face Blindness?

Study suggests condition affects more people than previously thought

5 min read
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Blood Pressure Drug Benefit

Study shows promising treatment for patients with locally advanced pancreatic cancer

3 min read
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Physically Demanding Work Tied to Male Fertility

Occupational factors associated with higher sperm concentrations and serum testosterone

3 min read
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Michel Springer | Tackling Global Issues with Synthetic Biology

Harnessing the power of biology to detect disease and fight climate change
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Health Disparities Persist for LGB People

Policy, social advances haven’t been enough to improve health care access, outcomes

4 min read
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Key Molecules for Bacterial Growth, Infection Identified

Findings point to targets for new generation of wide-spectrum antibiotics

4 min read
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A New Strategy for Repairing DNA Damage in Neurons

Researchers discover a mechanism used by neurons to repair damage from neuronal activity

6 min read
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Building Infrastructure to Nurture Basic, Therapeutic Science

$75M gift from Ernesto Bertarelli to create new atrium, name iconic campus building

5 min read
HMS Dean George Q. Daley, Harvard University President-elect Claudine Gay, and Ernesto Bertarelli in the courtyard of Building C on the HMS campus

Aleena Garner | Neural Circuits and Processing Multisensory Information

How the brain interprets sensory input to form a model of the world
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For Former Football Players, Concussion and Hypertension Go Hand in Hand

Study points to surprising link between head injury and high blood pressure in retired NFL players

3 min read
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Age-Related Fat May Impair Muscle Function

Lower muscle density could worsen balance, possibly increase risk of falls

2 min read
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Love and Medicine

These HMS couples unite their love of science, academic medicine — and each other

14 min read
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