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Winter 2025 January 2025Decoding the Chemistry of the Microbiome
Scientists zoom in on microbial messages at the molecular level to understand how the microbiome shapes health
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Autumn 2024 October 2024
Did AI Solve the Protein-Folding Problem?
Now that AlphaFold has tackled biology’s greatest challenge, scientists can turn to even bigger questions
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Autumn 2024 October 2024
Designing Brain-Computer Interfaces That Connect Neurons to the Digital World
Twenty years after meeting at HMS, two alumni are at the leading edge of efforts to use minimally invasive neural implants to improve human health
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Autumn 2024 October 2024
A Biomedical Researcher on AI's Promises and Pitfalls
A conversation with Marinka Zitnik, assistant professor of biomedical informatics in the Blavatnik Institute at HMS
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Summer 2024 August 2024
What a Polygenic Risk Score Can and Can’t Tell You
Scientists have made great strides in predicting the genetic risk of common diseases. Figuring out what to do with that information may be just as hard.
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Summer 2024 July 2024
Navigating the Uncertainties of Medicine
Embracing the unknown isn’t easy for either patients or doctors. HMS researchers are trying to help.
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Spring 2024 June 2024
Making Sense of Interoception
How we perceive what’s happening inside our bodies and what that means for our health
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Spring 2024 May 2024
What Computer Vision Models Reveal About Human Brains
AI models designed to identify objects offer surprising clues about how we see and how we learn
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Spring 2024 May 2024
The Limits of Computer Vision, and of Our Own
In fields such as radiology, AI models can help compensate for the shortcomings of human vision but have weaknesses of their own
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Spring 2024 April 2024
The Connections Between Smell, Memory, and Health
The ability of odors to bring to mind past experiences has intriguing scientific and therapeutic implications
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Spring 2024 April 2024
Harnessing the Senses to Improve Memory
Andrew Budson, MD ’93, explains how multisensory cues can shape and strengthen our recollections of the past
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Spring 2024 March 2024
How Music Resonates in the Brain
Scientists tune in to the brain’s emotional response to music
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February 2024 Winter 2024
Shared Identity and the Doctor-Patient Relationship
Patients with demographically similar physicians tend to report increased satisfaction. Do they also have better health outcomes?
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February 2024 Winter 2024
Language Barriers in the Clinic Could Harm Children's Health
Children who speak Indigenous and minority languages may be less likely to get the care they need to thrive
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Nature, Nurture Winter 2024
As Youth Demand Climate Action in Court, Doctors Bear Witness
A youth-led legal movement centers on the fundamental right to a healthy climate. Some physicians are providing key evidence to support these claims.
