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Can Metabolic Reprogramming Starve Thyroid Tumors?
May 15, 2023 | Five Questions with Athanasios Bikas on his training with Harvard Catalyst's Clinical/Translational Research Academy.
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Scientists Regenerate Hair Cells that Enable Hearing
May 11, 2023 | Researchers move closer to gene therapy solution for hearing loss.
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Discovering Parallels in Healthcare Access Across Continents
May 2, 2023 | Five Questions with Hamed Khachan on his unusual path to public health.
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Why Viruses Like SARS-CoV-2 Can Reinfect Us, Evade Immune Response
April 26, 2023 | Key lies in how human antibodies target the same parts of the virus again and again.
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Otologist Takes Aim at Oft-Ignored Sensory Disorder
April 18, 2023 | Five Questions with Divya Chari on her pilot funding to improve diagnosis and treatment of vestibular disorders.
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Who Is Most at Risk for Long COVID?
April 11, 2023 | Demographic, clinical characteristics offer hints for caregivers, policymakers.
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Weaving a New Narrative Around Health Equity
March 28, 2023 | Five Questions with Nancy B. Smith on engaging communities in research.
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Young Investigator Takes Aim at Genetics of Hearing Loss
March 21, 2023 | Five Questions with Samuel Mathias on overcoming study feasibility hurdles.
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