Psychiatrist, civil rights activist worked for more than 50 years at Harvard Medical School

First-of-its-kind study reveals single-cell changes in metabolic tissues

Long-running study leads to potential therapeutic target for people with type 1 diabetes.

Differences in cellular signaling offer clues to insulin resistance

3 proteins may prevent progression to end-stage renal disease in diabetes

Findings reveal insights about the evolution of gut microbes in response to diet and environment

Worms may harbor genetic secrets of heat tolerance

Key may lie in receptor protein, brown fat cells

In a first, scientists map the genetic diversity of microbes residing in the human gut and mouth

Bacterium found in microbiomes of elite athletes improves exercise capacity in mice

Aging beta cells' link to diabetes may point to new therapeutics

New research suggests the composition of breast milk in normal weight mothers differs from that of…