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How Neurons Grow Comfortable in Their Own Skin

August 23, 2023

Sensory neurons develop customized nerve endings based on cues from the skin, study in mice suggests

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Twice as Many Deaths Seen in Older Adults After Discharge from Hospital with COVID vs. Flu

August 17, 2023

Study shows post-discharge risk declined during the pandemic, but inequities persist

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How Older Adults Can Build Resilience Against Loneliness

August 16, 2023

Activities, social networks, and technology use mitigated effects of isolation during COVID

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Artificial Intelligence Beyond the Clinic

August 15, 2023

AI is reshaping medicine, but its impact on other scientific fields could be even more profound

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A Probiotic to Treat Multiple Sclerosis?

August 9, 2023

Research in mice shows promise of treatment for MS, other autoimmune conditions

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The Most Important Question About Long COVID

August 9, 2023

And why answering it holds the key to treating and preventing this condition and others like it

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How Good Is That AI-Penned Radiology Report? 

August 3, 2023

Scientists design new way to score accuracy of AI-generated radiology reports

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How the Gut Signals to the Brain

August 3, 2023

In a first, scientists define colon neurons specialized for sending different signals to the brain

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Historical DNA Study Connects Living People to Enslaved and Free African Americans at Early Ironworks

August 3, 2023

Genetic analysis offers new way to reveal relationships, help restore ancestral histories

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Half of World’s Population Will Experience a Mental Health Disorder

July 31, 2023

Large-scale study sheds new light on major health problem

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Bone Density Test Can Gauge Heart Attack Risk

July 25, 2023

AI provides quick analysis of routine osteoporosis screening results, reports calcification score

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HMS Physician-Scientist Named WHO Special Envoy for Climate Change and Health

July 20, 2023

Vanessa Kerry says building resilient health systems is key to reducing harm from climate crisis

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