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Keeping Time

October 18, 2019

HMS researchers develop genetic clock to record changes in microbiome growth patterns

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The Speed of Discovery

October 17, 2019

Len Blavatnik returns to HMS, discusses philanthropy, science

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New Player in Human Aging

October 16, 2019

Neural activity emerges as a factor in longevity

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Solving the Mystery of Autism

October 10, 2019

New center aims to unravel the basic biology of autism and related disorders


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Risk Reduction

October 9, 2019

Consensus reached on reducing fractures in older adults with osteoporosis

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William Kaelin wins Nobel Prize — Photo Gallery

October 7, 2019

Press conference with William Kaelin, winner of the 2019 Nobel Prize in Medicine

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HMS Professor Kaelin wins Nobel in Physiology or Medicine

October 7, 2019

William Kaelin recognized for work on how cells adapt to oxygen availability

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Keeping Watch

October 4, 2019

Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute funded for next phase of FDA Sentinel System

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Lighting the Way

October 4, 2019

Pioneers of optogenetics celebrated at 2019 Warren Alpert Prize Symposium

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Action Heroes of DNA Repair

October 2, 2019

From “Robocop” to the “Buffybot,” custom-built microscopes illuminate cancer, gene editing

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Online Birth Control

September 25, 2019

Secret-shopper-style study shows prescription services overall safe, efficient

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Unusual Suspect

September 20, 2019

Obesity associated with abnormal bowel habits, not diet, study finds

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