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What Will It Take to End Tuberculosis?

February 15, 2024

A boundary-pushing global collaboration is betting on the power of science

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How the Brain’s Compass Guides the Body

February 7, 2024

A study in fruit flies reveals how the brain’s compass and steering regions make course corrections

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Uncovering New Drivers of Heart Disease, Brain Vessel Disorders

February 7, 2024

How genetic changes in cells that line blood vessels fuel cardiac disease, brain vessel…

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The Surprisingly Simple Recipe for Starting to Grow a Limb

February 5, 2024

Study illuminates development, could inform limb regeneration efforts

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Using Retinal Images to Predict Risk of Eye and Systemic Diseases

February 1, 2024

Routine ophthalmic procedure may help in preventive and diagnostic medicine

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Experimental Gene Therapy Enables Hearing in Five Children Born Deaf

January 25, 2024

Study co-led by HMS scientist corrects gene mutation involved in inner ear function

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HIV Drugs Show Promise in Averting Complications from Bacterial Infections

January 18, 2024

Study in mice finds a trigger for devastating condition, hints at possible treatment

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Diagnosing Parkinson’s Before It Starts to Take Its Toll

January 11, 2024

Experimental test holds promise to detect the condition before symptoms emerge

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Inside a Bacterial Defense System — and Its Defeat

January 11, 2024

Study reveals unexpected strategy in competition between bacteria and viruses

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How Gaps in Research Lead to Gaps in Care for Aging Women

January 10, 2024

Why 99 percent of aging research ignores menopause and what it means for women’s health

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New Approach Could Pave the Way to Next-Generation COVID-19 Vaccines

January 5, 2024

Booster delivered directly into respiratory tract enhances protection against infection in animals

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Worm Study Raises Concern About DEET’s Effect on Reproduction

January 4, 2024

Findings suggest need to consider reproductive health alongside prevention of insect-borne diseases

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