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Spit Take

August 8, 2022

Portable platform could test saliva for SARS-CoV-2 RNA, antibodies

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Making House Calls Guided by AI

August 4, 2022

First standalone computer vision, machine learning tool for surgical wound infections debuts

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Ready-made CAR T Cells

August 4, 2022

New method could allow scaled-up production of generic cells for cancer immunotherapies

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Many Paths to Failure

August 4, 2022

Researchers find heart failure arises from mutations in numerous distinct genes

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Undercounting COVID Cases?

August 2, 2022

New evidence suggests need to take vaccination status into account

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Ginty Named New Neurobiology Chair

July 28, 2022

HHMI investigator succeeding Greenberg as head of preeminent department

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Bacterial Bullseye

July 27, 2022

In rare feat, researchers decipher how one gut bacterium influences immunity

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Detecting Brain Cancer

July 22, 2022

Investigational test may more accurately diagnose gliomas, monitor tumor progression

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Medicine and LGBTQ health policies

July 20, 2022

HMS students, physician weigh in on health care sector role in protecting health, rights of sexual…

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Roadmap for a Young Investigator

July 19, 2022

Harvard Catalyst Research Day outlines 9 steps to clinical science success

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Premature Mortality

July 18, 2022

Cardiac death rates for Black and white people have dropped since 1999, but disparities persist

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Building a Better Painkiller

July 15, 2022

Scientists are studying how CBD inhibits pain-sensing neurons

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