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Troubleshooting the Genetic Engineering of Helpful Bacteria

Akos Nyerges tackles challenges of synthetic biology to design better disease treatments

6 min read
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Diabetes Drug May Offer Treatment for Genetic Cardiomyopathies

Dapagliflozin significantly reduced risk of hospitalization for heart failure

2 min read
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New Insight Into How Stress Slows Digestion

Study in mice points to potential treatment strategy for stress-linked constipation

2 min read
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Researchers Publish First Complete Connectome of Fruit Fly Brain and ‘Spinal Cord’

Open-source resource poised to propel research on how nervous systems work

5 min read
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Postoperative Delirium Stands Out as Major Predictor of Cognitive Decline

Acute confusion was strongly associated with long-term cognitive decline regardless of rehospitalizations

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Making Connections, in the Brain and in Science

PhD student Minsu Kim gained confidence, experience in the lab of neurobiologist Wei-Chung Allen Lee

6 min read
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Harvard Medicine magazineResearch

By Studying Fruit Flies, Rachel Wilson Is Changing How We Understand the Brain

Research on navigation in Drosophila melanogaster reveals fundamental principles about how nervous systems operate

15 minute read
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Harvard Medicine magazineCare Delivery Research

The Covert Consciousness Dilemma

The discovery of hidden awareness in seemingly unresponsive patients is raising pressing questions in brain injury care

11 minute read
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Harvard Medicine magazineResearch

What Happens to the Brain Under Anesthesia

When nobody could explain exactly how anesthesia renders a person unconscious, Emery Brown went looking for answers

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Harvard Medicine magazineResearch

The Connectome 2.0 Scanner Captures the Brain in Unprecedented Detail

A one-of-a-kind MRI machine helps researchers see the relationship between the structure of the brain and how it functions

4 minute read
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Harvard Medicine magazineResearch

Reconsidering the Causes of Schizophrenia

Discovering a sensory quirk in patients sent Robert Freedman on a decades-long quest for genetic and biological clues

4 minute read
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New Immune System Enhancer Extends COVID-19 Vaccine Protection In Animal Models

Adjuvant could reduce need for frequent boosters with mRNA vaccines

2 min read
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