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Advancing Mother–Child Health Globally

May 31, 2023

Pediatrician-researcher forges partnerships to gather data, implement solutions

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Lung Infection May Be Less Transmissible Than Thought

May 30, 2023

Study calls into question pathogen’s ability to spread from person to person

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Decrease Oxygen to Boost Longevity?

May 23, 2023

Study offers tantalizing clues that oxygen reduction may extend life span

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How Breast Cancer Arises

May 17, 2023

Researchers ID new mechanism behind certain types of breast cancer

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When COVID Hit, Research Speed Was Key

May 16, 2023

Institutions across U.S. have signed on to streamlined review process

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Newly Identified Genetic Variant Protects Against Alzheimer’s

May 15, 2023

Discovery points to new common disease pathway, treatment target

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A New Cancer Mechanism: Failed Cell Housekeeping

May 9, 2023

Mutations found in genes that normally help cells dispose of defective RNA

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New Institute to Address Cancer, Immune, Inflammatory Diseases

May 9, 2023

Historic $100 million gift given by biotech entrepreneur Gene Lay

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AI Predicts Future Pancreatic Cancer

May 8, 2023

An AI tool identified people at the highest risk for pancreatic cancer up to three years before…

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Trust and Global Partnerships

May 5, 2023

What HMS is learning from a 20-year effort to strengthen Vietnam’s health care system

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Study ID’s Genetic Mutations Contributing to Adult Epilepsy

May 5, 2023

Findings point to use of existing cancer therapies to treat drug-resistant epilepsy

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Evictions Haunt Families, Harm Children’s Health

May 3, 2023

Analysis sheds light on the trauma of losing one’s home

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