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Can a Dangerous Microbe Quell Pain?

December 20, 2021

Study shows toxin from anthrax microbe can silence types of pain in mice

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Challenge Upon Challenge

December 15, 2021

Starting a lab is hard enough. Now do it in a pandemic.

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Gut-Brain Connection in Autism

December 7, 2021

Environmental exposures during pregnancy may have long-term health consequences for offspring.

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Diet, Gut Microbes, and Immunity

November 16, 2021

How the inner dwellers of our gut affect our immunity

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An Itching Question

April 2, 2021

Insights at the intersection of the nervous and immune systems point to a culprit behind chronic…

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Origins of Disease

March 4, 2021

How exactly does SARS-CoV-2 cause disease?

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The Contagion Year

February 2, 2021

What we learned about treating COVID-19 in Year One of the pandemic

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Point of Contact

January 4, 2021

Cellular connections identified between nervous, immune systems

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Antiviral Defense from the Gut

November 18, 2020

Study looks at gut bacteria role in resistance to viral infections

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Fast Healers

November 3, 2020

A new study finds differences in the immune responses of people who quickly recover from COVID-19

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Joining Forces

August 25, 2020

$30 million commitment to support research collaboration with HMS toward therapeutic development

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A 360-Degree Approach to Lyme Disease

July 2, 2020

Harvard Medical School has received a $5 million gift for Lyme disease research and education

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