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Researchers Decipher Structure of Crucial Immune Molecule, Paving Way for Drug Design

Inflammasome is implicated in autoimmunity, heart disease, neurodegeneration, and more

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Pair of Studies Uncover Surprising New Roles for Spinal Cord and Brainstem in Touch

New research suggests spinal cord and brainstem are essential for processing touch signals

8 min read
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Why Large Corporations Are Entering Primary Care

Some employers now purchasing, delivering health care in the workplace

3 min read
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Federal Funding Has Not Improved Access to Health Care

Supply of primary care physicians remained same or worsened from 2010 to 2019, despite billions in federal funding

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COVID-19's Lessons for Future Pandemics

Scientists discuss what’s next as SARS-CoV-2 evolves and why COVID-19 won’t be our last pandemic

9 min read
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Can AI transform the way we discover new drugs?

HMS-led team designs AI platform to optimize drug discovery

7 min read
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Tallying the Costs of Dementia-Related Delirium

Hospitalized patients face increased one-year costs to Medicare, study finds

3 min read
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A better way to measure kidney function

Analysis forecasts effects of new race-free kidney-function tests

7 min read
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New Leader Charts Course for Neurobiology

New chair David Ginty shares his plans for moving the neurobiology department into the future

11 min read
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Blavatnik Harvard Life Lab Longwood Opens

New lab houses workspaces for early-stage, high-potential biotech and life sciences startups

10 min read
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New Clues into a Serious Neurodegenerative Disease

A new study sheds light on the basic biology of frontotemporal dementia

5 min read
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Study Reveals Detailed Structure of B-Cell Receptor

Findings can inform vaccines, treatments for COVID, cancers, and beyond

5 min read
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