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Could there be a way to reap the benefits of #exercise without breaking a #sweat?  #scicomm by Valerie Tan Yi Jie sites.harvard.edu/sitn/2026/…

Lab-grown muscle patches could help mice age like athletes

Scientists grew tiny patches of living muscle in a dish and tucked them under mice's skin, finding that these "myografts" could fight aging, obesity, and even deliver hormones like a living drug pump.

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Effective #emotion management is associated with increased #brain activity in regions associated with complex thought.  #scicomm by David Zahrah sites.harvard.edu/sitn/2026/…

Facing your problems with a smile: investigating the neural infrastructure of human emotion

Effective emotion management is associated with increased brain activity in regions associated with complex thought.

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The pharmaceutical company #Moderna has developed a personalized #cancer #vaccine that prevents relapse in severe #melanoma. #scicomm by Olivia Lavidor sites.harvard.edu/sitn/2026/…

Promising advancements in personalized medicine from Moderna’s “cancer vaccine”

The pharmaceutical company Moderna has developed a personalized cancer vaccine that prevents relapse in severe melanoma.

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#GLP1 Receptor Agonists (GLP-1s) like #Ozempic and #Wegovy have revolutionized weight loss management, but the #neuroscience behind them is still catching up. #scicomm by Jessica Freed sites.harvard.edu/sitn/2026/…

Hunger-promoting neurons unexpectedly drive GLP-1-induced weight loss

New research reveals a surprising role of hunger-inducing neurons in promoting sustained weight loss in mice on GLP-1s.

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A new “#synthetic #cell” is capable of eating and dividing, but is it fully #alive? #scicomm by Julia Sheehan-Klenk sites.harvard.edu/sitn/2026/…

Building life’s blueprint, one SpudCell at a time

A new “synthetic cell” is capable of eating and dividing, but is it fully alive?

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By analyzing #ECGs with deep learning, researchers uncovered a new way to spot patients at risk for sudden #cardiac #death. #scicomm by Nirali Somia sites.harvard.edu/sitn/2026/…

AI lends a hand in matters of the heart

By analyzing ECGs with deep learning, researchers uncovered a new way to spot patients at risk for sudden cardiac death.

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A new study reveals why #astronauts’ #mitochondria slow down in #space, and traces the signal all the way from the cell’s surface to its powerhouse. #scicomm by Valerie Tan Yi Jie sites.harvard.edu/sitn/2026/…

Why gravity keeps your mitochondria working

A new study reveals why astronauts' mitochondria slow down in space — and traces the signal all the way from the cell's surface to its powerhouse.

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A group of researchers developed a #hydrogel that allows for expansion of #atoms in every direction, enabling more broadly accessible #imaging techniques. #scicomm by Olivia Lavidor sites.harvard.edu/sitn/2026/…

An expanding hydrogel to make proteins one billion times bigger

A group of researchers developed a hydrogel that allows for expansion of atoms in every direction, enabling more broadly accessible imaging techniques.

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Using an innovative approach, researchers discovered that eliminating harmful #aging cells can improve age-related #fatty #liver disease in mice. #scicomm by Jessica Freed sites.harvard.edu/sitn/2026/…

Therapies against aging cells offer new hope for treating fatty liver disease

Using an innovative approach, researchers discovered that eliminating harmful aging cells can improve age-related fatty liver disease in mice.

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Our body’s response to #stress equips us to deal with #threats but has also been linked to #cancer. Luckily, stress-reducing medications and #meditative practices can mediate these effects. #scicomm by Hannah Farnsworth #graphics by Salvador Balkus sites.harvard.edu/sitn/2026/…

Take a Deep Breath: How stress reduction may influence cancer risk

Stressful situations trigger a response in the body that equips us to deal with threats. However, this same response has been linked to cancer. Luckily, stress-reducing medications and meditative...

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In a revolutionary medical breakthrough, the #FDA has now approved a #gene therapy that restores #hearing in infants born with a rare form of #deafness.  #scicomm by Sydney Hummel sites.harvard.edu/sitn/2026/…

Rewriting the genetic instructions to reverse deafness

Newly FDA-approved gene therapy cures deafness in children with rare, inherited genetic condition

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Variation in the #genetic material that instructs our protein-making machinery (ribosomes) has been linked to #body #size traits in #humans.  #scicomm by Sophia Renauld sites.harvard.edu/sitn/2026/…

Ribosomal DNA as the hidden blueprint of growth

Variation in the genetic material that instructs our protein-making machinery (ribosomes) has been linked to body size traits in humans

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New #research models human #menstruation with #organoids derived from human tissues.  #scicomm by Julia Sheehan-Klenk sites.harvard.edu/sitn/2026/…

Exploring the uterus in miniature

New research models human menstruation with organoids derived from human tissues

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#Gray hair reflects changes in our biology, such as #stress or #aging. Recently, however, scientists have found an unexpected link between hair graying and skin #cancer. #scicomm by Isabella Del Priore #graphics by Ankita Chopde sites.harvard.edu/sitn/2026/…

Flipping the Switch: Towards hair graying or skin cancer?

Gray hair is accepted—or dreaded—as a universal fate. When hair turns gray, it reflects changes in our biology, such as a particularly stressful period of time or the natural result of aging....

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Researchers discover that the mechanical force of a beating #heart alters #cancer cell DNA, offering a surprising new explanation for why cardiac #tumors are so rare. #scicomm by Valerie Tan Yi Jie  sites.harvard.edu/sitn/2026/…

Why cancer fears the beating heart

Researchers discover that the mechanical force of a beating heart alters cancer cell DNA, offering a surprising new explanation for why cardiac tumors are so rare.

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The same #data that makes #Al models powerful could also make them a #privacy risk, and erasing what they've learned is harder than you'd think. #scicomm by Nirali Somia sites.harvard.edu/sitn/2026/…

Eternal sunshine of the spotless AI: Mitigating memorization in LLMs

The same data that makes AI models powerful could also make them a privacy risk, and erasing what they've learned is harder than you'd think.

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Scientists use microbial ecology, evolutionary biology, and epidemiology to contextualize a major #health crisis in the impact of #global #warming on #nature. #scicomm by David Zahrah sites.harvard.edu/sitn/2026/…

Crises don’t occur in a microcosm: reframing how antimicrobial resistance arises in the clinic

Scientists use microbial ecology, evolutionary biology, and epidemiology to contextualize a major health crisis in the impact of global warming on nature.

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A newly approved #biopesticide technology, #RNA interference, offers hope in saving the #bees. #scicomm by Liz Lane #graphics by Rachel Davis sites.harvard.edu/sitn/2026/…

Saving the Bees: How a new type of biopesticide could transform pest control

Honeybees are an essential part of ecosystems and the agricultural industry. Recently, threats including parasites and pesticides have devastated the population. A newly-approved biopesticide...

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A group of researchers revealed #calcium signaling in #microglia as a cause of #anxious behaviors in mice.  #scicomm by Olivia Lavidor sites.harvard.edu/sitn/2026/…

Calcium in the brain controls anxious behavior in mice

A group of researchers revealed calcium signaling in microglia as a cause of anxious behaviors in mice

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We have mapped nearly every square inch of our #planet. But #Mars is an entirely new world. What do we need to make living in #space possible? Synthetic #biology could be the answer. #scicomm by Sea Brenneri #graphics by Ella Cho sites.harvard.edu/sitn/2026/…

Space: The final frontier

We have mapped nearly every square inch of our planet. But Mars is an entirely new world. What do we need to make living in space possible? Synthetic biology could be the answer.

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