New Artificial Intelligence Model Could Speed Rare Disease Diagnosis November 24, 2025 PopEVE can identify genetic variants most likely to cause severe disease, death
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
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
Reflections on Neurobiology, Past and Present March 26, 2024 Department co-founder shares thoughts on how far the field has come — and what’s next
How the Body Copes With Airway Closure March 6, 2024 Study in mice reveals gasping reflex triggered by cells in the lungs when the airway is restricted
What Human Diseases Can Teach Us About the Immune System November 14, 2023 Jennifer Oyler-Yaniv is studying cancer to understand general principles of the immune system