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Harvard study, almost 80 years old, has proved that embracing community helps us live longer, and be...
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At Radcliffe’s Science Symposium, “Contagion: Exploring Modern Epidemics,” Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Laurie Garrett said there is need...
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The smell of daffodils is a treat for most people, but some cannot experience the joy because...
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Photo Courtesy of NIAID Researchers are tackling the problem of antibiotic resistance head on — by hunting...
Jack Gilbert, co-author of the book “Dirt Is Good,” says kids should be encouraged to get dirty,...
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Stephen Hinshaw explores what it meant to be raised by a father with psychosis—and how that experience...
What can a single person’s flu infection tell you about how the virus changes around the world?...
Essential drops: a child gets the polio oral vaccine in northern Nigeria’s Borno region. Health workers go...
The Baxter robot hands off a cable to a human collaborator — an example of a co-robot...
Computers may play an important role in preparing us for the next viral outbreak – whether flu...
Campers at Twitch and Shout, a camp for teenagers with Tourette, in Winder, Georgia, say goodbye in...
It’s a crucial cog in the your ability to perform a variety of mental tasks. Lightspring via...