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Fish With Legs and Sea Slug Thieves: Lessons From Unusual Organisms

June 2, 2025

Corey Allard studies the extremes and exceptions to uncover fundamental biological principles

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How Lymphocytes Compete and Collaborate To Protect Against Unknown Viruses

May 14, 2025

Julia Merkenschlager explores how secrets of natural immunity can improve vaccines, treatment

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Building Vaccines for Future Versions of a Virus

May 8, 2025

AI model EVE-Vax provides valuable clues about how a virus may evolve

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New Clues Into Deadly Aortic Aneurysms and Hypertension

May 7, 2025

Study offers insights for new ways to treat and prevent both conditions

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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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Meet Two of the Researchers Selected by the Pope To Promote Science

May 5, 2025

Members of Pontifical Academy of Sciences share hopes for improving human health

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Investigating the Molecular Intricacies of Interoception

May 1, 2025

HMS researcher Rachel Wolfson studies how the brain receives signals from gastrointestinal organs

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Harvard Medical School Researcher Receives Prestigious 2025 Gairdner Award

April 11, 2025

Spyros Artavanis-Tsakonas recognized for research on fundamental cell signaling pathway

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Training at Harvard Medical School Emphasizes Research Ethics

April 10, 2025

School demonstrates commitment to cultivating ethical scientists, future leaders

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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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How A Small Number of Mutations Can Fuel Outbreaks of Western Equine Encephalitis Virus

April 4, 2025

Study shows how spike protein changes determine the risk of viral outbreaks

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