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Science & Technology

AI is helping pathologists find harmful lesions the eye can’t see

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by Cesareo Contreras
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Health

Could a molecular ZIP code unlock treatments for untreatable diseases?

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by Katya Poltorak
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Health

This professor is studying how brainwaves can cut crippling joint pain

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by Rich McKay
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University News

This Northeastern grad has big plans for writing and healing

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by Matthew Ponsford - Contributor
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Health

New research investigates cancer survivors’ ‘symptom burden’

by Noah Lloyd
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Science & Technology

Researchers expand the representation of women in medical research

by Noah Lloyd
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Science & Technology

How brain scan ‘caricatures’ could lead to better treatment outcomes

by Noah Lloyd
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University News

Northeastern and Dana-Farber team up to train the next generation of oncology nurses

by Mark Conti
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Magic and medicine combine in the world of Stephen Wood

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by Erin Kayata
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Global Summit on Mechanobiology and Mechanomedicine brings together scientists from different specialties

by Cynthia McCormick Hibbert
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Science & Technology

How will AI scribes affect the quality of health care?

by Alena Kuzub
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Science & Technology

Does traditional Chinese medicine work? Network science can help evaluate effectiveness, Northeastern researchers say

by Cynthia McCormick Hibbert