Personalized melanoma vaccines show lasting effects

Researchers at Harvard Medical School and affiliated institutions have shown that a personalized cancer vaccine that is specific to an individual’s tumor has lasting effects, detecting vaccine-related immune system changes years after the vaccine was given.

Alvin Powell • harvard
April 1, 2021 ~12 min

Researchers identify brain’s role in broken heart syndrome

New study provides insights on how stress-related brain activity can temporarily damage the heart.

Tracy Hampton • harvard
March 26, 2021 ~3 min


Study shows COVID-19 vaccinated mothers pass antibodies to newborns

Pregnant women show robust immune response to COVID vaccines, pass antibodies to newborns.

Julie Cunningham • harvard
March 25, 2021 ~4 min

$1 spent manufacturing COVID vaccine reaps $5 in global benefits

A $25 billion investment in global vaccines would bring a five-to-one economic return and save many lives, according to Rebecca Weintraub, an HMS global health expert.

Alvin Powell • harvard
March 23, 2021 ~14 min

Virus won’t vanish despite greater vaccine availability, says expert

A new trial seeks to test whether cheap rapid tests given three times a week can keep the workplace safe despite the coronavirus pandemic.

Alvin Powell • harvard
March 10, 2021 ~7 min

AI reveals current drugs that may help combat Alzheimer’s

A team of researchers has developed an artificial intelligence-based method to screen currently available medications as possible treatments for Alzheimer’s disease. The method could represent a rapid and inexpensive way to repurpose existing therapies.

Tracy Hampton • harvard
March 4, 2021 ~6 min

COVID-19 costs could push hospitals to rethink billions of dollars in wasted supplies

Hospitals have a lot of room to reduce, reuse and recycle supplies – as many were forced to discover during the pandemic.

Anand Nair, Eli Broad Endowed Professor, Department of Supply Chain Management, Michigan State University • conversation
March 2, 2021 ~6 min

6 COVID-19 treatments helping patients survive

A year after it became clear that COVID-19 was becoming a pandemic, there is still no cure, but doctors have several innovative treatments. Some are keeping patients out of the hospital entirely.

Tomeka L. Suber, Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh • conversation
March 1, 2021 ~10 min


Swabs suggest COVID-19 safety during cancer care

New research offers assurance that those receiving cancer treatment are safe when receiving care in oncology and hematology settings.

Krista Didzbalis-Rutgers • futurity
Feb. 19, 2021 ~5 min

Proper fit of face masks is more important than material, study suggests

A team of researchers studying the effectiveness of different types of face masks has found that in order to provide the best protection against COVID-19, the

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Feb. 11, 2021 ~5 min

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