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Making Real Gains in the War on Alzheimer’s

September 19, 2025

Researchers hope new technologies, approaches usher in effective treatment

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K. Lisa Yang Brain Body Center Launches at Harvard Medical School

September 17, 2025

Center will bring together scientists working to demystify brain-body communication

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Breathing Low-Oxygen Air Improves Parkinson’s Symptoms in Mice

August 15, 2025

Evidence that hypoxia can prevent or reverse progression suggests new way to address disease

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Could Lithium Explain — and Treat — Alzheimer’s Disease?

August 6, 2025

Study: Lithium loss ignites Alzheimer’s, but lithium compound can reverse disease in mice

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How the Brain Increases Blood Flow on Demand

July 16, 2025

New findings could improve understanding of neurodegeneration, brain scans

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Improving Creation of Microglia in a Dish for Brain Research

June 10, 2025

More efficient and authentic cell creation enables immune studies, drug development

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Inflammation and the Brain: How Immune Activity Can Alter Mood and Fuel Anxiety

April 8, 2025

Studies detailing brain-immune crosstalk could inform treatments for autism, anxiety

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Probing the Mysteries of the Aging Brain

March 20, 2025

Research led by new faculty member Michael Segel focuses on mammalian lifespans

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Blavatnik Therapeutics Challenge Awards Fuel Translational Research

March 3, 2025

Awards aim to accelerate translation of discoveries made at Harvard Medical School into new…

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How the Brain Balances Risk and Reward in Making Decisions

February 19, 2025

Research in mice identifies brain circuitry that supports certain reward-based decisions

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The Science of Love

February 10, 2025

What research has gleaned about the most elusive of human experiences

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Regulatory T Cells Found To Safeguard Brain Health, Memory Formation

January 28, 2025

Research identifies guardian cells dwelling in the protective layers of the brain

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