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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…

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…

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 how its database of industrial…

Health Exercise can help colon cancer survivors live longer Post-treatment physical activity narrows gap between patients and general population, study shows Dana-Farber Communications March 31, 2025 3 min read Regular…

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 of Alzheimer’s years before symptoms…

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 more about how indoor air…

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 challenge of reducing human suffering,…

Health Is sugar addictive? March 18, 2025 3 min read Cravings are real, nutrition researcher says — but here’s why lumping sweets with alcohol, nicotine is a problem Part of…

Health U.S. innovation ecosystem is envy of world. Here’s how it got started. During World War II, government-supported research led scientists to successfully mass produce penicillin. Here workers at a…

Health Did a socially awkward scientist set back airborne disease control? Carl Zimmer. Photos by Niles Singer/Harvard Staff Photographer Clea Simon Harvard Correspondent March 7, 2025 5 min read In…