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Research in mice shows that inflammatory molecules influence mood and behavior by acting on specific brain regions. The findings help explain why some people experience lasting mood changes after ...

Researchers have created an AI tool called EVE-Vax that can predict and design viral proteins likely to emerge in the future. For SARS-CoV-2, panels of these “designer” proteins triggered similar ...

Research uncovers new details of communication between nervous and immune systems in endometriosis. Findings in mice point to existing migraine medications as a potential treatment for the condition.

Jowan Watson was an NCAA Division I athlete, playing football at Georgetown University, when a major knee injury knocked him out for his sophomore season. “That definitely impacted my psyche,” he said ...

Even though scientists are continually trying to minimize the use of animals and to replace them with non-animal alternatives, animal research remains critical and necessary to comply with legal ...

Dr. David Wypij is an associate professor of pediatrics at Harvard Medical School, associate professor in biostatistics at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and senior biostatistician at ...

Chief, Neurocritical Care Program in Neurology, Boston Children’s Hospital Program Director, Pediatric Neurocritical Care Fellowship, Neurology Track, Boston Children’s Hospital ...

Dr. Sagar U. Nigwekar is a co-director of the Kidney Research Center, an assistant physician (Medicine/Nephrology) at the Massachusetts General Hospital, and an assistant professor of medicine at ...

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Dr. Gearoid McMahon is a Nephrologist at Brigham and Women's Hospital and an Instructor in Medicine at Harvard Medical School. He specializes in renal disease, and his clinical interests include ...