‘It’s much more harmful than we thought, and its mortality burden has been seriously underestimated’
Researchers found that between 1999 and 2020, 460,000 deaths were attributable to fine particulate air pollutants emitted by coal-fired power plants (coal PM2.5); 10 of these plants each contributed at least 5,000 deaths.
Maya Brownstein
• harvard
Nov. 23, 2023 • ~6 min
Nov. 23, 2023 • ~6 min
Uncovering the culprit behind the itch
Harvard scientists show for the first time that a common microbe can cause itch by activating nerve cells in the skin. They may also have a solution to the problem.
Ekaterina Pesheva
• harvard
Nov. 22, 2023 • ~9 min
Nov. 22, 2023 • ~9 min
‘There’s no treatment if you don’t know what you’re treating’
Experts at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School traced a baffling smooth-muscle disorder to a tiny regulatory RNA, solving a medical mystery that had plagued a teen since birth.
Alvin Powell •
harvard
Nov. 14, 2023 • ~17 min
Nov. 14, 2023 • ~17 min
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