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New Imaging Technique Illuminates Bacterial Gene Activity

February 14, 2025

Single-cell analyses expand study of virulence, antibiotic resistance

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Should AI Be Used in End-Of-Life Medical Decisions?

February 13, 2025

HMS bioethicist discusses the roles of technology and humanity in making care choices

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The Science of Love

February 10, 2025

What research has gleaned about the most elusive of human experiences

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Research Pinpoints Weakness in Lung Cancer’s Defenses

February 7, 2025

Scientists uncover an enzyme that boosts cancer cell metabolism to fuel growth

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Kidney Cancer Vaccine Shows Promise in Early Trial

February 5, 2025

The vaccine generated robust immune response in nine patients with advanced disease

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Ancient-DNA Study Identifies Originators of Indo-European Language Family

February 5, 2025

Findings resolve “steppe hypothesis” enigma

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Why Finding a Primary Care Doctor Is So Hard

January 31, 2025

Harvard Medical School physician-researcher diagnoses the problem and offers a plan for a cure

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Study Finds Three New Safe, Effective Ways To Treat Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis

January 29, 2025

New options make care faster, safer, and more accessible

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Regulatory T Cells Found To Safeguard Brain Health, Memory Formation

January 28, 2025

Research identifies guardian cells dwelling in the protective layers of the brain

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Drawing a Line From the Gut Microbiome to Inflammation and Depression

January 21, 2025

Study provides explanation for one bacterium’s link to mental health

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Scientists Uncover Structure of Critical Component in Deadly Nipah Virus

January 20, 2025

Findings could inform the design of treatments to combat infection

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New Understanding of How Genetic Mutation Causes Huntington’s Disease

January 16, 2025

Brain cell study shows mutation expands over decades, becomes rapidly toxic later in life

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