Harvard Medical School Researcher Wins 2025 Breakthrough Prize for Work on GLP-1 April 5, 2025 Joel Habener is one of five scientists recognized for research that transformed diabetes treatment
Blavatnik Therapeutics Challenge Awards Fuel Translational Research March 3, 2025 Awards aim to accelerate translation of discoveries made at Harvard Medical School into new…
The Science of Love February 10, 2025 What research has gleaned about the most elusive of human experiences
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New Understanding of How Genetic Mutation Causes Huntington’s Disease January 16, 2025 Brain cell study shows mutation expands over decades, becomes rapidly toxic later in life
Why Do Gliomas Tend To Recur in the Brain? December 5, 2024 First look at neuron-tumor connections illuminates formation, spread
Toward More Personalized Depression Treatments November 1, 2024 How two HMS scientists hope to speed journey from diagnosis to recovery
Study of Former NFL Players Finds 1 in 3 Believes They Have CTE September 24, 2024 Players also report higher rates of suicidality, treatable conditions that mimic CTE
Creating a Map of Word Meaning in the Brain July 11, 2024 Researchers used neural activity to understand how the human brain represents the words it hears
In a First, Genetically Edited Pig Kidney Is Transplanted Into Human March 21, 2024 Procedure marks milestone in quest to provide more organs to patients in need
Brain Injury Increases Risk of Cardiovascular Disease September 21, 2023 Screening and early interventions for those most at risk could help limit harm
How the Gut Signals to the Brain August 3, 2023 In a first, scientists define colon neurons specialized for sending different signals to the brain