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The Next Frontier of Meditation Science
December 6, 2022 | The director of Mass General and Harvard Medical School’s Meditation Research Program discusses his study of advanced practitioners of meditation.
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Five Questions with Joseph Allen
August 24, 2022 | Hormone disrupters in the office: Pilot funding advances healthy-building science.
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New Portable Diagnostic Detects SARS-CoV-2 RNA and Antibodies at the Same Time
August 17, 2022 | Novel, multiplexed platform combines CRISPR with electrochemical sensing to track infections’ course via saliva.
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Five Questions with David Cantonwine
August 2, 2022 | Pilot funding aims to screen pregnant women for environmental toxins.
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More Data Needed
July 7, 2022 | Study shows females underrepresented in key disease clinical trials.
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Five Questions with Anna Young
June 22, 2022 | Pilot funding awardee analyzes wristbands to identify hormone-disrupting chemicals in offices.
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Five Questions with Katherine von Stackelberg
May 24, 2022 | How do everyday chemicals impair immunity? Pilot funding helps to map the pathway.
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Five Questions with Qi Sun
May 12, 2022 | ‘Forever chemicals’ and heart disease: Pilot funding awardee tackles PFAS.
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