Dawn of Social Networks

January 25, 2012
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The Hadza, one of the last remaining populations of hunter-gatherers on the planet, provide clues about social networks and the evolution of cooperation.
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Researchers Gather to Discuss Future of Translational Research Education

December 20, 2011
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Senior leaders, educators and researchers from Harvard University, Harvard Medical School, Harvard School of Public Health and Harvard-affiliated hospitals presented a series of talks and a panel discussion focusing on clinical and translational research education and on the challenges and opportunities inherent in the current ecosystem of biomedicine and...
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Molecular Motor Struts Like Drunken Sailor

January 8, 2012
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A tiny motor inside of us called dynein, one tasked with shuttling vital payloads throughout the cell’s intricate highway infrastructure, staggers like a drunken sailor, quite contrary to the regular, efficient poise of its fellow motors.
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Physician Referrals on the Rise

January 23, 2012
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Physician referral rates in the United States doubled between 1999 and 2009, a new study finds, an increase that likely contributes to the rising costs of health care.
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AIDS Symposium Plots Epidemic’s End

December 9, 2011
AIDS Symposium Plots Epidemic’s End

Scientists, physicians, activists, and others on the front lines of the 30-year fight against AIDS gathered on Harvard’s Longwood Campus on World AIDS Day on Dec. 1 to plot a strategy to achieve something that most once thought impossible: ending the AIDS epidemic. The discussion was part of a...
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Study Points to Therapy for Radiation Sickness

January 24, 2012

A combination of two drugs may alleviate radiation sickness in people who have been exposed to high levels of radiation, even when the therapy is given a day after the exposure occurred, according to a study led by Harvard Medical School researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Children’s Hospital...
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