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Health Is dining with others a sign of happiness? Getty Images Jacob Sweet Harvard Staff Writer April 10, 2025 4 min read Shared meals may be a more reliable indicator…
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Health How to manage stress during an apocalypse Psychology professor Athena Aktipis (right) brought a lighter note to her lecture, “A Field Guide to the Apocalypse,” when she was joined…
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Health Researchers ID genetic disorders that can be treated before birth Timely detection could reduce morbidity, offers opportunities for early intervention Mass General Brigham Communications April 9, 2025 3 min…
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Health How to take yourself less seriously Illustration by Harry Haysom/Ikon Images April 3, 2025 4 min read Clinical psychologist draws line between self-deprecating humor (with its health, social benefits)…
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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 that modifying one factor can…
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Diane Macdonald/Getty Images Health Mortality rates between Black, white Americans narrow — except in case of infants 70-year study finds widening gap despite longer life expectancy for both racial groups…