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Photo illustrations by Judy Blomquist/Harvard Staff Health Machine healing Alvin Powell Harvard Staff Writer March 20, 2025 long read Artificial...

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Health Is sugar addictive? March 18, 2025 3 min read Cravings are real, nutrition researcher says — but here’s why...

Health U.S. innovation ecosystem is envy of world. Here’s how it got started. During World War II, government-supported research led...

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Health A dietary swap that could lengthen your life? Study finds replacing butter with plant-based oils cuts premature death risk...

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Health Older adults at highest risk for suicide, yet have fewest resources Study highlights imbalance in targets of online suicide...