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Long-lived mammals may hold clues about how to reverse aging October 31, 2013 Everyone knows what aging looks like. Wrinkles, high blood pressure, hair loss—those unmistakable…
AIDS-cure research advances as antibodies fight HIV in monkeys October 30, 2013 Antibodies derived from the blood of HIV-infected people suppressed the virus in the blood of…
Finding the fastest sperm to help increase IVF success October 30, 2013 Is male infertility partly a simple fluid mechanics problem? Utkan Demirci, HMS assistant…
Researchers compare exercise, drugs as cardiovascular treatments October 30, 2013 According to a new study conducted at HMS, structured exercise programs may be as effective, or…
Early HIV treatment a win-win, researchers report October 30, 2013 Providing early antiretroviral drug treatment for recently infected HIV patients and their…
Hormone levels may help predict breast cancer risk, study finds October 29, 2013 Doctors might better predict a woman’s risk for breast cancer by tracking levels of key hormones…
Cancer group releases Top 5 list of tests and treatments that doctors should avoid in some cases October 29, 2013 Performing a prostate-specific antigen, or PSA test for prostate cancer screening in men with no…
Poverty, neglect in childhood affect brain size, study says October 28, 2013 Poverty and lack of nurturing in early life may have a direct effect on a child’s brain…
Kidney disease costs Medicare $41 billion a year and yet often goes undetected October 28, 2013 Doctors often don’t test for it, and patients may have no symptoms until they are in crisis. Yet…
Science Studio: Aggression in fruit flies October 27, 2013 Edward Kravitz, the George Packer Berry Professor of Neurobiology at HMS, was recently a guest on…
The mystery of sleep October 27, 2013 We spend so much time asleep, there must be an important reason for it – or so the thinking goes…