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What We Need To Know To Stop a Listeria Outbreak

November 24, 2025

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

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

October 30, 2025

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

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Making Real Gains in the War on Alzheimer’s

September 19, 2025

Researchers hope new technologies, approaches usher in effective treatment

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Seeding Solutions for Bipolar Disorder

August 25, 2025

11 new “outside-the-box” projects seek to illuminate causes, innovative treatments

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Could Lithium Explain — and Treat — Alzheimer’s Disease?

August 6, 2025

Study: Lithium loss ignites Alzheimer’s, but lithium compound can reverse disease in mice

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Why Federal Funding for Health Care Policy Research Matters

June 5, 2025

Nicole Maestas on how cuts threaten quality, sustainability of care

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What Happens When a Gene Quality-Control Mechanism Fails?

May 5, 2025

Study solves riddle of how mutations in Integrator complex relate to neurodegeneration, cancer

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Finding an Identity in Sports Psychiatry With Compassion and Commitment

May 2, 2025

Graduating MD student Jowan Watson on helping others through medicine, faith, love

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Inflammation and the Brain: How Immune Activity Can Alter Mood and Fuel Anxiety

April 8, 2025

Studies detailing brain-immune crosstalk could inform treatments for autism, anxiety

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Harvard Medical School Researcher Wins 2025 Breakthrough Prize for Work on GLP-1

April 5, 2025

Joel Habener is one of five scientists recognized for research that transformed diabetes treatment

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Probing the Mysteries of the Aging Brain

March 20, 2025

Research led by new faculty member Michael Segel focuses on mammalian lifespans

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Alvin Poussaint, Advocate for Black Mental Health and Social Justice, Dies

February 26, 2025

Psychiatrist, civil rights activist worked for more than 50 years at Harvard Medical School

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