Health FDA-approved smoking cessation pill helps break vaping habit Clinical trial shows teens and young adults had three times more success quitting than their placebo counterparts Isabella Davis Mass General…
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Health Stopping the bleeding Terence Blue has spent his life managing hemophilia. A new gene therapy offers relief from constant worry and daily needles — ‘I am actually healing faster…
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Health Why bother? Omar Rawlings/Getty Images Jacob Sweet Harvard Staff Writer April 18, 2025 5 min read What makes someone run 26.2 miles? Boston Marathon’s lead psychologist has heard it…
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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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Vijay Kuchroo. Veasey Conway/Harvard Staff Photographer Health Immune-system strategy used to treat cancer may help with Alzheimer’s Turning off checkpoint molecules freed microglia to attack plaques in brain, improved memory…
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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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Alberto Ascherio, Joel Habener, and David Liu. Photos courtesy of Alberto Ascherio and Joel Habener, photo by Veasey Conway/Harvard Staff Photographer Health Harvard researchers awarded Breakthrough Prizes ‘Oscars of Science’…
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Sonia Vallabh and Eric Minikel. Photos by Veasey Conway/Harvard Staff Photographer Health Team hits milestone toward prion disease treatment. For them, it’s personal. Alvin Powell Harvard Staff Writer April 7,…