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Revving the Engine

January 27, 2020

The heart’s ability to beat normally over a lifetime is predicated on the synchronized work of…

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Gray Expectations

January 23, 2020

Research in mice details the molecular mechanisms that link stress and gray hair

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'We've Rounded the Mark'

January 23, 2020

HMS Dean George Daley delivers 2020 State of the School address

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Adrenaline Handbrake

January 22, 2020

Study reveals missing link in mechanisms underlying fight-or-flight response

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Genes from the Grassfields

January 22, 2020

First ancient DNA from west/central Africa illuminates deep human past

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Hospital Mergers and Quality of Care

January 16, 2020

The quality of care at hospitals acquired in recent wave of consolidation stayed the same or got…

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The Burden of Firearm Injuries

January 15, 2020

Survivors face poor physical and mental health outcomes

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Like a Rolling Stone

January 14, 2020

A Q&A with 2019 Nobel laureate William G. Kaelin Jr.

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Break Point

January 9, 2020

Worm study shows how a common chemical disrupts reproductive biology

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Backbone of Success

January 8, 2020

Researchers achieve first stem cell models of human spine development

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A Mother's Bugs

January 8, 2020

Newborn mice derive protective antibodies from their mothers’ microbiota

Why are newborns protected…

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Health Boost

January 6, 2020

Study links southern states’ Medicaid expansion with better health status

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