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Study Uncovers Key Genetic Details of Rare Neurodegenerative Disorder

Research in roundworms could open new treatment avenues for Friedreich’s ataxia

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Collaborating for Pandemic Prevention

MassCPR symposium connects academia, pharma, biotech, public health

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Harvard Medicine magazineResearch

Is There a Crisis of Trust in Science and Medicine?

Surveys of shifting U.S. attitudes reveal concerning trends — and some surprises

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Harvard Medicine magazineResearch Care Delivery

Constance Chu’s Joint Ventures

Through both research and clinical practice, this orthopedic surgeon works to preserve and promote knee joint health

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Harvard Medicine magazineResearch

The Surprising Demographics of Physician Mortality

Women outlive men — but not in medicine

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What We Need To Know To Stop a Listeria Outbreak

Fundamental biology is key to better listeria treatment and prevention, says Darren Higgins

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New Artificial Intelligence Model Could Speed Rare Disease Diagnosis

PopEVE can identify genetic variants most likely to cause severe disease, death

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Subverting Plasmids To Combat Antibiotic Resistance

Researchers devise way to study, and perhaps curb, evolution within bacteria

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New Computing Tool Accelerates Epilepsy Research

Desktop supercomputer could help researchers map mutations that drive the disease

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Using Click Chemistry To Drug ‘Undruggable’ Tumor Suppressors

Qinheng Zheng uses a daring approach to reveal new treatments for cancer

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HMS Announces Blavatnik Institute Early Career Investigator Awards

10 projects receive basic and translational research funding

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CTE Is Caused by More Than Head Trauma, New Study Suggests

Research reveals Alzheimer’s disease-like DNA damage, hints at immune involvement

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