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Fingerprinting Sleeping Brain Activity

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Unique brain wave ‘fingerprints’ yield pictures of sleeping brain

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Lessons for Modern Medicine from Race-Based X-Rays

October 18, 2022

1968 controversy provides insight for building more equitable health systems

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How AI Can Help Diagnose Rare Diseases

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New model acts as search engine for large databases of pathology images, helping to identify rare…

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Support for Pathogen Readiness

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MassCPR participating institutions to receive CDC funding for ongoing study of COVID-19 and emerging…

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Scientists Uncover Nearly All Genetic Variants Linked to Height

October 14, 2022

Largest genome-wide association study achieves ‘the impossible’

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Study Finds Unexpected Protective Properties of Pain

October 14, 2022

Work in mice illuminates how pain neurons shield the gut from damage

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How Muscle, Fat Tissues Respond to Exercise, Obesity

October 13, 2022

First-of-its-kind study reveals single-cell changes in metabolic tissues

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Mobile Clinics and COVID Care

October 11, 2022

Studies look at impact of mobile health units on COVID-19 services

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Approach to Demystify Black Box AI Not Ready for Prime Time

October 10, 2022

Clinical AI tools hold the promise to transform the practice of medicine, but lack of transparency…

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Late-Night Eating Impact

October 4, 2022

New study provides experimental evidence that late eating may increase obesity risk

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Harvard Honors Paul Farmer’s Legacy

October 1, 2022

The Harvard community and colleagues from around the world look back at Farmer’s contributions and…

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The HMS Therapeutics Initiative

September 30, 2022
Helping scientists develop better medicines that can improve human health
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