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A duck walks into a bar… . It’s a joke! Hearing just the first few words, your brain springs into action. The path of neuronal activity is a complex one that enlists various brain regions: the frontal ...

Higher-spending physicians face fewer malpractice claims, a study led by researchers at Harvard Medical School has found. Nearly three-quarters of physicians report practicing defensive medicine, ...

This article is part of Harvard Medical School’s continuing coverage of COVID-19. A new study of more than 800,000 people has found that in the U.S., COVID “long haulers” were more likely to be older ...

During quiet waking, brain activity in mice suggests the animals are daydreaming about a recent image. Having daydreams about a recently viewed image predicted how the brain would respond to the image ...

Three key players share the story of how fundamental discoveries in the laboratory became a first-of-its-kind therapy that promises to have a monumental impact on sickle cell disease patients around ...

Benjamin Waterhouse introduces the smallpox vaccine to the United States and helps gain acceptance for the new procedure. Theobald Smith identifies the mechanism of insect-borne disease transmission, ...

Could letting kids skip housework actually do them a disservice? Richard Bromfield (Beth Israel Deaconess) is quoted.Read the full article ...

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Love has been the source of ceaseless fascination since antiquity. Artists have tried to capture its beauty and darkness in books, paintings, and songs. Behavioral scientists have explored love as a ...