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After the Game Is Over

February 6, 2020 | Former NFL players from around the country come to Boston for head-to-toe health assessments.

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Julia Sanchez, an eighth-grader at Lincoln K-8 School in Rochester, prepares a petri dish to be viewed under a microscope Tuesday at the school. The students are conducting a study to determine if vape oils have any effects on zebrafish.

Lincoln Students Test Effects of Vaping on Zebrafish

January 30, 2020 | Mayo Clinic InSciEd Out program teaches students in Minnesota how to test the effects of vaping on zebrafish.

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Paternal BMI Affects Infants’ Birth Weight

January 16, 2020 | Elvira Isganaitis, MD, MPH, Joslin Diabetes Center, Harvard Medical School, discusses her research (conducted with partial support from Harvard Catalyst).

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Study Shows Artificial Intelligence Can Detect Language Problems Tied to Liver Failure

December 19, 2019 | Technology that lets humans communicate with machines adapts well to role as medical detective.

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Out of the Impact Zone: Surf Therapy Helps Veterans Heal

December 6, 2019 | Pilot project from MUSC's South Carolina Clinical & Translational Research Institute uses surf therapy to help veterans heal.

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One Avocado a Day for Heart Healthy Benefits

November 7, 2019 | New research from Penn State suggests that eating one avocado a day may help keep "bad cholesterol" at bay.

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Training the New Scientists of Aging

October 1, 2019 | In collaboration with their Center for Clinical and Translational Science, the Mayo Clinic launches a first-of-its kind geroscience training program.

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Predicting Risk of Heart Failure for Diabetes Patients with Help from Machine Learning

September 26, 2019 | A new study, partially supported by Harvard Catalyst, unveils a new, machine-learning derived model that can predict, with a high degree of accuracy, future heart failure among patients with diabetes.

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