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Harvard researchers awarded Breakthrough Prizes
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Team hits milestone toward prion disease treatment. For them, it’s personal.
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Researchers ID 17 risk factors shared by age-related brain disease
Health Researchers ID 17 risk factors shared by age-related brain disease Liana Wait Mass General Brigham Communications April 3, 2025 4 min read Study finds …
Mortality rates between Black, white Americans narrow — except in case of infants
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Is your shirt making you sick?
Health Is your shirt making you sick? Anna Lamb Harvard Staff Writer March 28, 2025 4 min read ChemFORWARD, winner of Belfer Center award, explains …
More evidence for power of exercise in study of colon cancer survival
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Sniffing out signs of trouble
Health Sniffing out signs of trouble Mass General Brigham Communications March 25, 2025 3 min read Researchers develop at-home test to ID those at risk …
Sick again? Maybe your building is to blame.
Health Sick again? Maybe your building is to blame. Illustrations by Liz Zonarich/Harvard Staff March 20, 2025 1 min read Take our quiz to learn …
Machine healing
Photo illustrations by Judy Blomquist/Harvard Staff Health Machine healing Alvin Powell Harvard Staff Writer March 20, 2025 long read Artificial intelligence is up to the …