Physically Demanding Work Tied to Male Fertility

Loss of Epigenetic Information Can Drive Aging, Restoration Can Reverse It

Improved Hospital ‘Handoffs’ Cut Adverse Events by Almost Half

Organ Donations, Transplants Increase on Days of Largest Motorcycle Rallies

Researchers have identified in mice a way that tumor cells can turn off the immune system, allowing the tumor to grow unchecked

In a first, scientists have captured on video all the steps a virus follows as it enters and infects a living cell in real time and in three dimensions, using advanced imaging called lattice light sheet microscopy

New antibody neutralizes all known SARS-CoV-2 variants in lab tests

Using a new technique known as lesion network mapping, researchers have mapped addiction remission to entire brain circuits rather than specific brain regions, pointing to new targets for treatment to treat addiction

Clues into a Sleep Mystery

Findings of a new study suggest the dreaded microbe anthrax has an unexpected beneficial potential — one of its toxins can silence multiple types of pain in animals

No, It’s Not Just You: Why time “speeds up” as we get older

Dopamine, Smartphones and You: A battle for your time

The Human Body in Space: Distinguishing Fact from Fiction

In a first, gut microbe genes linked to array of human diseases: Analyzing genetic makeup of bacteria in human gut, scientists successfully linked groups of bacterial genes to multiple diseases…

The Database of Useful Biological Numbers

A newly discovered body part changes our understanding of the brain

Obesity and cancer. High-fat diet impairs immune activity, boosts tumor growth in mice

People who survive serious COVID-19 have long-lasting immune responses against SARS-COV-2, according to a new study led by Harvard Medical School researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital

Blood type is not associated with a severe worsening of symptoms in people who have tested positive for COVID-19

How COVID-19 Causes Loss of Smell: Temporary loss of smell, or anosmia, is one of the earliest and most commonly reported indicators of COVID-19

Harvard researchers created DNA-barcoded bacterial spores that can track the location history of objects

Scientists discover how sleep deprivation causes death

Study finds which parts of the brain can be activated in mice to induce hibernation-like behavior — a revelation that has potentially interesting implications for how humans may be able to induce suspended animation to do everything from treat disease…

New study from Harvard Med School reveals how the brain and arteries communicate to increase blood flow for neural activity

Gene editing can do some crazy stuff

A single cell may be able to "change its mind." In an effort to replicate a 100-year-old, previously discredited study, Harvard scientists find that a single-cell organism is capable of surprisingly complex decision-making behavior.

Football players who have experienced concussion symptoms, including loss of consciousness, disorientation or nausea after a head injury, are more likely to report erectile dysfunction and low testosterone

Autonomous Driving Inside the Heart

Harvard Medical compares mortality rates among football and baseball players and find that NFL athletes have a 26 percent higher mortality rate than MLB athletes.

'Ant bridge'-inspired nanoparticle assembly fixes broken electrical circuits

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