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US Fertility Doctor Accused Of Secretly Impregnating Woman With His Own Sperm
Dr. Merle Berger, one of the founders of Boston IVF and a former professor at Harvard Medical School, secretly impregnated a patient named Sarah Depoia 40 years ago.
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Harvard-Backed AI Tool Cracks Cancer's Genome During Surgery
The new tool's ability to expedite molecular diagnosis could be particularly valuable in areas with limited access to technology to perform rapid cancer genetic sequencing.
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Harvard Morgue Manager Arrested For Selling Stolen Body Parts
The morgue manager at America's prestigious Harvard Medical School allegedly took dead body parts from his workplace without permission and then sold them, US prosecutors said Wednesday.
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Study Reveals The Age At Which Ability To Walk And Talk Starts To Decline
The study has been published in The Lancet Healthy Longevity.
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Google Health Studies App for Android Will Let Users Participate in Research Studies
Google Health Studies is a new app that will let Android users participate in health studies. Users can answer survey questions and contribute relevant data using the app. The first study is in partnership with researchers from Harvard Medical School and Boston Children’s Hospital, and focuses on respiratory illnesses.
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"Ridiculous": China On Harvard Research Suggesting Virus Spread In August
The coronavirus might have been spreading in China as early as August last year, according to Harvard Medical School research based on satellite images of hospital travel patterns and search engine data, but China dismissed the report as "ridiculous".
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Indian-American-Led Team Translating Coronavirus Information In 30 Languages
A team led by a first-year Indian-American medical student from the Harvard Medical School has launched an initiative to help immigrants with information regarding the coronavirus pandemic available in 30 different Indian languages, including Hindi, it was reported.
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Weight Loss: Here's Why Meal Times Are Crucial For Burning Maximum Calories!
A new study Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School in the United States of America has explained why exactly irregularities in eating and sleeping can lead to weight gain, providing some insights into how we can reverse the trend and lose weight.
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Are You At A Risk Of Vitamin D Deficiency?
According to the Harvard School of Public Health, one billion people worldwide have a vitamin D deficiency which can lead to many health problems.
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New Way To Prevent Spread Of Deadly Fungus To Brain Identified
Scientists have discovered a way to stop a deadly fungal infection from hijacking the body's immune system and spreading to the brain. Researchers, including those from Universities of Sheffield in the UK and Harvard Medical School in the US, studied Cryptococcosis, a disease that infects humans and animals after breathing in airborne fungi.
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This is How the Brain Regulates Your Sleep
The recent research conducted by researchers at the Harvard Medical School has discovered that sleep may be regulated in part by brain-based immune protein
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India Headed For A Green Energy Revolution: Harvard Scientist
Harvard chemist and energy innovator Daniel G. Nocera is a man on a "renewable" mission. The inventor of the artificial leaf and co-creator of its bionic version plans to launch a pilot of the advanced technology in India with the assertion that a "renewable energy revolution will take place" in the country.
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How A Patient's 'Crazy' Request For A New Womb Made History
When the young Australian cervical cancer patient learned she had to lose her womb in order to survive, she proposed something audacious to the doctor who was treating her: She asked if she could have a womb transplant, so she could one day carry her own baby.
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All Non-Africans Descended From Single Migration Out Of Africa
Studying hundreds of new genomes from across the globe, researchers, one of them of Indian-origin, have found compelling evidence that essentially all non-Africans alive today descend from a single migration out of Africa some 72,000 years ago.
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Opinion: How Pokemon Go Took Over My Life - And Improved It
Yes, Pokemon Go's first - almost hysterical - burst of popularity has faded. America's streets are filled with ever fewer zombielike players with their eyes turned to their smartphone screens as they wander the real world in search of digital critters.
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US Fertility Doctor Accused Of Secretly Impregnating Woman With His Own Sperm
Dr. Merle Berger, one of the founders of Boston IVF and a former professor at Harvard Medical School, secretly impregnated a patient named Sarah Depoia 40 years ago.
-
Harvard-Backed AI Tool Cracks Cancer's Genome During Surgery
The new tool's ability to expedite molecular diagnosis could be particularly valuable in areas with limited access to technology to perform rapid cancer genetic sequencing.
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Harvard Morgue Manager Arrested For Selling Stolen Body Parts
The morgue manager at America's prestigious Harvard Medical School allegedly took dead body parts from his workplace without permission and then sold them, US prosecutors said Wednesday.
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Study Reveals The Age At Which Ability To Walk And Talk Starts To Decline
The study has been published in The Lancet Healthy Longevity.
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Google Health Studies App for Android Will Let Users Participate in Research Studies
Google Health Studies is a new app that will let Android users participate in health studies. Users can answer survey questions and contribute relevant data using the app. The first study is in partnership with researchers from Harvard Medical School and Boston Children’s Hospital, and focuses on respiratory illnesses.
-
"Ridiculous": China On Harvard Research Suggesting Virus Spread In August
The coronavirus might have been spreading in China as early as August last year, according to Harvard Medical School research based on satellite images of hospital travel patterns and search engine data, but China dismissed the report as "ridiculous".
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Indian-American-Led Team Translating Coronavirus Information In 30 Languages
A team led by a first-year Indian-American medical student from the Harvard Medical School has launched an initiative to help immigrants with information regarding the coronavirus pandemic available in 30 different Indian languages, including Hindi, it was reported.
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Weight Loss: Here's Why Meal Times Are Crucial For Burning Maximum Calories!
A new study Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School in the United States of America has explained why exactly irregularities in eating and sleeping can lead to weight gain, providing some insights into how we can reverse the trend and lose weight.
-
Are You At A Risk Of Vitamin D Deficiency?
According to the Harvard School of Public Health, one billion people worldwide have a vitamin D deficiency which can lead to many health problems.
-
New Way To Prevent Spread Of Deadly Fungus To Brain Identified
Scientists have discovered a way to stop a deadly fungal infection from hijacking the body's immune system and spreading to the brain. Researchers, including those from Universities of Sheffield in the UK and Harvard Medical School in the US, studied Cryptococcosis, a disease that infects humans and animals after breathing in airborne fungi.
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This is How the Brain Regulates Your Sleep
The recent research conducted by researchers at the Harvard Medical School has discovered that sleep may be regulated in part by brain-based immune protein
-
India Headed For A Green Energy Revolution: Harvard Scientist
Harvard chemist and energy innovator Daniel G. Nocera is a man on a "renewable" mission. The inventor of the artificial leaf and co-creator of its bionic version plans to launch a pilot of the advanced technology in India with the assertion that a "renewable energy revolution will take place" in the country.
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How A Patient's 'Crazy' Request For A New Womb Made History
When the young Australian cervical cancer patient learned she had to lose her womb in order to survive, she proposed something audacious to the doctor who was treating her: She asked if she could have a womb transplant, so she could one day carry her own baby.
-
All Non-Africans Descended From Single Migration Out Of Africa
Studying hundreds of new genomes from across the globe, researchers, one of them of Indian-origin, have found compelling evidence that essentially all non-Africans alive today descend from a single migration out of Africa some 72,000 years ago.
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Opinion: How Pokemon Go Took Over My Life - And Improved It
Yes, Pokemon Go's first - almost hysterical - burst of popularity has faded. America's streets are filled with ever fewer zombielike players with their eyes turned to their smartphone screens as they wander the real world in search of digital critters.
