The scientists used AI technology to design proteins that would activate a cell signaling language called Notch, which is ...

Study finds sensory cells that detect tissue damage, irritants also rein in harmful immune responses to protect the lungs ...

The research, done in mice and in human cells, shows that a protein called STUB1 restrains the immune system’s elite ...

A low-oxygen environment — similar to the thin air found at Mount Everest base camp — can protect the brain and restore ...

Harvard Medical School’s main address is 25 Shattuck Street, Boston, MA 02115. The campus can be conveniently accessed via Longwood Avenue, at the intersection of Avenue Louis Pasteur. Follow the ...

The endothelium, the cellular layer lining the body’s blood vessels, is extremely resilient. Measuring just a few hundred nanometers in thickness, this super-tenuous structure routinely withstands ...

At a glance: New AI tool accurately predicts both overall survival and disease-free survival after colorectal cancer diagnosis. The model uses visual markers on pathology images to glean insights into ...

This definition came from the popular reference text, An Universal Etymological English Dictionary, first published by Nathan Bailey in 1721 and reprinted through 1802. Although that definition ...

Ted A. James, MD, MHCM, FACS, is the Medical Director and Vice Chair at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, MA, USA. He is also an associate professor of surgery at Harvard Medical School.

For Rogulja, an associate professor of neurobiology in the Blavatnik Institute at Harvard Medical School, an intriguing aspect of sleep is the loss of consciousness and awareness it brings, as the ...

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