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Veasey Conway/Harvard Staff Photographer Health Son’s diabetes diagnosis sent scientist on quest for cure Kermit Pattison Harvard Staff Writer June 9, 2025 8 min read Decades later, Doug Melton and…

The government recently terminated a grant supporting Kelly Rich’s research into ALS. Veasey Conway/Harvard Staff Photographer Health Young researcher’s ALS attack plan now a no-go Career award among deep funding…

Health Wildfire smoke can harm heart and lungs even after the fire has ended Maya Brownstein Harvard Chan School Communications June 4, 2025 5 min read First study to fully…

Robert Huckman and Isaac Kohlberg. Harvard file photos Health Miracle drugs don’t come out of nowhere Healthcare, innovation experts say funding cuts to university labs will slow or stop the…

Health Vitamin D supplements may slow biological aging Telomeres are the protective caps found at the ends of chromosomes. Illustration/Getty Images Mass General Brigham Communications May 22, 2025 3 min…

Health We know exercise is good for you. Why? He‘s working on it. Building on decades of research, Robert Gerszten seeks to pinpoint movement’s molecular benefits Anna Lamb Harvard Staff…

Health Do ultra-processed foods increase Parkinson’s risk? Alberto Ascherio, professor of epidemiology and nutrition at the Chan School of Public Health. Stephanie Mitchell/Harvard Staff Photographer Anna Gibbs Harvard Correspondent May…

Raymond Mak (left) and Hugo Aerts. Stephanie Mitchell/Harvard Staff Photographer Health New AI tool predicts biological age by looking at a face Deep-learning algorithm FaceAge uses snapshots, can help oncologists…

Health ‘Smoldering’ cardiovascular crisis Photo illustration by Liz Zonarich/Harvard Staff Jacob Sweet Harvard Staff Writer May 15, 2025 9 min read Downward trend in deaths appears stalled due to lack…

Health Tips for staying alive, decades in the making JoAnn Manson has spent her career researching – and highlighting – how everyday choices influence health Alvin Powell Harvard Staff Writer…