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Scientists Create First-Ever ‘Smell Map’

A detailed diagram of smell receptors in the nose fills in missing details of how olfaction works

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Changing the World, One Vaccine at a Time

From machine learning to clinical care, graduating MD-PhD student Anusha Nathan tackles infectious disease

5 min read
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What Medicare’s Oncology Care Model Has Taught Us About Value-Based Care

Health care policy researcher Nancy Keating discusses two new studies that suggest the short-lived experiment was more successful than previously thought

5 min read
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Hearing Restoration From Gene Therapy for Inherited Deafness Lasts Years, New Trial Results Show

Largest, longest clinical trial to date shows benefits extend to adults

4 min read
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Harvard Medicine magazineResearch

The Puzzle of Alzheimer’s Disease

Three scientists taking varied approaches to understanding Alzheimer’s discuss what it will take to move the field forward

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Massive Ancient-DNA Study Reveals Natural Selection Has Accelerated in Recent Human Evolution

Hundreds of genes selected in West Eurasia since farming began, many linked to health

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Not Wanting To Eat Protein May Be Early Herald of Cancer Cachexia

Study in fruit flies uncovers earliest known sign of impending muscle and fat wasting

4 min read
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Harvard Medicine magazineResearch Care Delivery

Your Gut Is a Brain

Trisha Pasricha talks about her new book and her lifelong obsession with the gut

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Medical Students Share Joy, Meaning of Mentored Scholarly Projects

86th annual Soma Weiss Student Research Day spans medicine, science, humanities

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Cause or Effect? Study Answers Question About Gene Linked With Colorectal Cancer

Findings in mice illuminate disease development, could aid treatment efforts

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Hearing Research Traces Evolution of Key Inner-Ear Protein

Discovery of how TMC1 evolved to sense sound could guide future therapies for hearing loss

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New Insights Into Long-Term Effects of Common Viruses

Analysis shows genetics can influence health effects of viruses that persist in the body

3 min read
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