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Redefining Obesity
For obesity patients, improved treatments and a nuanced understanding of the disease may lead to better health.
by Chris Berdik
Super Drugs for Super Bugs
New methods for manufacturing antibiotics aim to replenish a dwindling drug pipeline.
by Erin O'Donnell
Letters from Prison
Business leaders explain how they went astray.
by Jonathan Shaw
Born to Rest
Evolution shaped humans to rest—and to run only when absolutely necessary.
by Jonathan Shaw
Printing in Free Space
A new kind of 3-D printer forms wires in midair.
by Lydialyle Gibson
Aiding the “Doubly Disadvantaged”
Sociologist Anthony Jack studies two types of low-income students.
by Marina N. Bolotnikova
Food Stamp Entrepreneurs
Welfare promotes entrepreneurship, finds HBS researcher Gareth Olds.
by Lydialyle Gibson
What Makes Teams Tick
A new study finds that the most successful research teams are grounded in a group identity.
by Zara Zhang
Why Sex Succeeds
Sex preserves beneficial mutations, and allows harmful ones to be purged.
by Erin O'Donnell
A Cancer Begins
Seeing when cancer begins helps Leonard Zon track down factors triggering the disease.
by Jonathan Shaw
Are All Calories Equal?
Avoid refined sugars and processed carbohydrates, says endocrinologist David Ludwig.
by Laura Levis