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
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
Investigating the Molecular Intricacies of Interoception May 1, 2025 HMS researcher Rachel Wolfson studies how the brain receives signals from gastrointestinal organs
The Year in Harvard Medical School Science December 18, 2024 Reflecting on research discoveries reported in 2024
Why Do Gliomas Tend To Recur in the Brain? December 5, 2024 First look at neuron-tumor connections illuminates formation, spread
How Cells Habituate November 19, 2024 Surprising new study shows single-cell organisms exhibit this simple form of learning
Five Harvard Medical School Faculty Named HHMI Investigators July 23, 2024 Award helps basic researchers and physician-scientists pursue their boldest ideas
Researchers Uncover Signal Needed for Blood-Brain Barrier July 12, 2023 The signal, produced by neurons, helps the barrier form and maintain its protective properties
How the Brain Senses Infection March 8, 2023 Researchers discovered specific airway neurons in mice that alert the brain about the flu
New Clues into a Serious Neurodegenerative Disease October 27, 2022 A new study sheds light on the basic biology of frontotemporal dementia
A Sensory Mystery August 31, 2022 Research in mice offers clues into how the brain processes sensory information from internal organs
Knocking Out Nausea June 22, 2022 A new study describes how different brain cell types suppress nausea