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Bipolar Breakthrough

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Researchers find first strong genetic risk factor for disorder

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Scoring system monitors treatment response, may improve patient-centered care

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Seeing Cells

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Researchers uncover factors that regulate neuron development in fruit fly visual system

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Inflammatory Insights

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Study reveals how COVID-19 triggers severe immune response

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The Hidden Cost of Firearm Injuries

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Survivors of gun violence, families face increased risks

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Rewiring Cancer Metabolism

March 24, 2022

Research finds nondividing colon cancer cells use altered glucose metabolism

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More Than Just Vaccine Certificates

March 24, 2022

Work led by HMS researchers more than a decade ago forms basis for vaccine QR certificates

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Firing It Up

March 24, 2022

Mechanism underlying dopamine release in brain identified

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COVID-19’s Endlessly Shifting Landscape

March 23, 2022

COVID-19 experts discuss public and individual risk management during transition into endemicity

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Sharing the Joy of Research

March 23, 2022

HMS students shine at 82nd annual Soma Weiss Research Day

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Prehistory Twist

March 22, 2022

Ancient DNA complicates story of first Mesoamerican farming

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Lifelong Repercussions

March 22, 2022

Former NFL players study links childhood adversities, poor neuropsychiatric health in later life

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