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Fasting and Behavior

July 21, 2021

How hunger neurons affect the drive to search, eat food

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Unsafe at Any Level

July 21, 2021

Study: No amount of lead in drinking water safe for those with kidney disease

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Visualizing Pain

July 14, 2021

Injuries from whiplash made visible with new scanning approach

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Hidden Pandemic

July 13, 2021

A plan for preventing 4.6 million deaths by 2030

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Health Care Problem Solving

July 9, 2021

HealthTech Fellowship IDs problems, develops innovative solutions

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HIV and Coronary Artery Plaque

July 7, 2021

Researchers ID condition with potential cardiovascular disease implications

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The Brain's Wiring Technicians

July 6, 2021

Research IDs immune cells that sculpt inhibitory neurons, regulate brain wiring

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Wealthy, Healthy

June 30, 2021

Changes in wealth linked to changes in cardiovascular health

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Protected Time for Research

June 28, 2021

Two-year faculty fellowship supports junior faculty at critical juncture

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Antibody Evolution

June 25, 2021

New antibody-generating tool aims to fight COVID-19, other diseases

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Antibody Evolution Machine

June 24, 2021
Fighting disease with antibodies derived from yeast
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Predicting Tooth Loss

June 23, 2021

Machine-learning algorithms may help identify those at risk

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