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The Science of Love

February 10, 2025

What research has gleaned about the most elusive of human experiences

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Surgeons Perform Second Pig Kidney Transplant at Massachusetts General Hospital

February 7, 2025

Surgery moves field closer to alleviating organ shortages, saving lives

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Research Pinpoints Weakness in Lung Cancer’s Defenses

February 7, 2025

Scientists uncover an enzyme that boosts cancer cell metabolism to fuel growth

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Drawing a Line From the Gut Microbiome to Inflammation and Depression

January 21, 2025

Study provides explanation for one bacterium’s link to mental health

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Personalizing the Complete Blood Count Test Could Improve Patient Care

December 11, 2024

Study suggests using patients’ own reference points for standard blood test

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Why Do Gliomas Tend To Recur in the Brain?

December 5, 2024

First look at neuron-tumor connections illuminates formation, spread

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How HIV Research Has Reshaped Modern Medicine

November 27, 2024

Decades of scientific work turned the tide on a fatal disease.

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Scientists Create First Blueprint of Entire Mouse Gut

November 21, 2024

Map of genes and cells by location reveals organ’s stunning resilience

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Mobilizing Voters and Shaping Policy for Better Health

October 15, 2024

HMS physicians and students promote civic engagement to improve patient care and outcomes

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Harvard Medical School Scientist Gary Ruvkun Receives Nobel Prize for Discovery of microRNA

October 7, 2024

Ruvkun shares award for elucidating fundamental principle of gene activity regulation

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Study of Former NFL Players Finds 1 in 3 Believes They Have CTE

September 24, 2024

Players also report higher rates of suicidality, treatable conditions that mimic CTE

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Harvard Medical School Researcher Wins 2024 Lasker Award for Work That Led to GLP-1 Therapies

September 19, 2024

Joel Habener, fellow scientists honored for discoveries paving the way to GLP-1 based treatments

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