Improving Creation of Microglia in a Dish for Brain Research June 10, 2025 More efficient and authentic cell creation enables immune studies, drug development
Finding an Identity in Sports Psychiatry With Compassion and Commitment May 2, 2025 Graduating MD student Jowan Watson on helping others through medicine, faith, love
Alvin Poussaint, Advocate for Black Mental Health and Social Justice, Dies February 26, 2025 Psychiatrist, civil rights activist worked for more than 50 years at Harvard Medical School
New Imaging Technique Illuminates Bacterial Gene Activity February 14, 2025 Single-cell analyses expand study of virulence, antibiotic resistance
Drawing a Line From the Gut Microbiome to Inflammation and Depression January 21, 2025 Study provides explanation for one bacterium’s link to mental health
Toward More Personalized Depression Treatments November 1, 2024 How two HMS scientists hope to speed journey from diagnosis to recovery
Studies Deepen Understanding of LGBTQ Health Disparities September 13, 2024 Researchers point to solutions and opportunities for better health
Meet the Brain Cells that May Help Us Adapt to Changes in Day Length July 17, 2024 Study illuminates circadian rhythms, disorders with seasonal flare-ups
Gut Bacteria Produce Hormone Involved in Postpartum Depression May 24, 2024 Study demonstrates how gut microbes process steroids — using flatulence
Stress Triggers Anxiety-Prone Female Mice to Seek Starvation-Like State April 26, 2024 Findings could offer clues about underlying causes of anorexia
The Health and Economic Toll of Gun Violence in Youth November 6, 2023 Study details the physical, mental, and financial toll of gunshot injuries and deaths in children
Seizing the Chance to Stop a Suicide September 21, 2023 New Harvard-MGH center to provide clinicians with tools to identify, treat those most at risk