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Harvard Study: TB Strain’s Geographic Roots Affect Infection Rates

According to a recent study evaluating how various strains migrate across mixed populations in cosmopolitan cities, the likelihood of an exposed person contracting TB varies depending on whether the individual and the bacterium share a common geographical origin. Unique Interaction Between Pathogen, Place, and Host The study, led by Harvard...

Harvard Study Says High Consumption of Ultra-Processed Foods Can Lead to Increased Mortality Risks

High intake of ultra-processed foods which include items like processed meats, sugary breakfast foods, and sugar, or artificially sweetened beverages, may lead to an increase in the risk of early death, according to a new study led by researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. The findings, published...

Do you know what happens in brain while daydreaming?

A study led by Harvard Medical School researchers is one step closer to understanding what happens in the brain during daydreaming. The findings of the mouse study were published in Nature. The researchers monitored the activity of neurons in the visual cortex of mouse brains while the animals were awake...

Study investigates what happens in brain when daydreaming

A mouse study published in Nature has taken a team led by Harvard Medical School researchers one step closer to understanding what happens in the brain during daydreaming. The researchers monitored the activity of neurons in the visual cortex of mouse brains while the animals were awake and silent. They...