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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…

Health You went to the doctor and came out feeling worse “If we use the term ‘gaslighting’ when intent is absent, we’re missing the opportunity for compassion for providers,” says…

Ula Jurkunas performs the first CALEC surgery at Mass Eye and Ear. Photo courtesy of MGH Health New hope for repairing eye damage once thought untreatable Stem cell therapy safely…

Health A dietary swap that could lengthen your life? Study finds replacing butter with plant-based oils cuts premature death risk by 17 percent Ryan Jaslow Mass General Brigham Communications March…

Health Cancer? No, thank goodness, it’s just high cholesterol. Joseph Woo (on screen, from left), Ami Bhatt, Tommaso Danesi, Jorge Plutzky, and Melody Mendez in conversation. Photos by Niles Singer/Harvard…