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
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
How the Brain Increases Blood Flow on Demand July 16, 2025 New findings could improve understanding of neurodegeneration, brain scans
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
The Science of Love February 10, 2025 What research has gleaned about the most elusive of human experiences
How Sound and Vibration Converge in the Brain to Enhance Sensory Experience December 18, 2024 Research may help explain why sense of touch gets stronger, more precise after hearing loss
Why Do Gliomas Tend To Recur in the Brain? December 5, 2024 First look at neuron-tumor connections illuminates formation, spread
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