New Computing Tool Accelerates Epilepsy Research November 14, 2025 Desktop supercomputer could help researchers map mutations that drive the disease
HMS Announces Blavatnik Institute Early Career Investigator Awards November 6, 2025 10 projects receive basic and translational research funding
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
Seeding Solutions for Bipolar Disorder August 25, 2025 11 new “outside-the-box” projects seek to illuminate causes, innovative treatments
Fish With Legs and Sea Slug Thieves: Lessons From Unusual Organisms June 2, 2025 Corey Allard studies the extremes and exceptions to uncover fundamental biological principles
Investigating the Molecular Intricacies of Interoception May 1, 2025 HMS researcher Rachel Wolfson studies how the brain receives signals from gastrointestinal organs
Harvard Medical School Researcher Receives Prestigious 2025 Gairdner Award April 11, 2025 Spyros Artavanis-Tsakonas recognized for research on fundamental cell signaling pathway
Research Pinpoints Weakness in Lung Cancer’s Defenses February 7, 2025 Scientists uncover an enzyme that boosts cancer cell metabolism to fuel growth
Why Do Gliomas Tend To Recur in the Brain? December 5, 2024 First look at neuron-tumor connections illuminates formation, spread
How Even One Faulty Copy of the BRCA1 Gene Can Fuel Breast Cancer November 11, 2024 Research adds a new twist to prevailing two-hit model, offering new insight for prevention
Rapid Release of Dopamine Not Needed for Initiating Movement, Study Reveals October 16, 2024 Research in mice explains why widely used Parkinson’s drug works for some symptoms but not others
How Thyroid Hormone Fuels the Drive to Explore August 22, 2024 Research in mice reveals role for hormone in altering brain wiring to shape behavior