Former President Jimmy Carter discloses cancer diagnosis August 12, 2015 Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, the second-oldest living former U.S. president, disclosed he has…
When life begins in rehab: A Md. baby heals after a mother's heroin addiction August 12, 2015 In communities across the nation, the collateral damage of the heroin epidemic is rippling through…
Gel eases inflammatory bowel problems August 12, 2015 A gel that “sticks” to affected tissue and delivers medicine gradually over time could help treat…
Can Twitter and Yelp really help spot a salmonella outbreak? August 12, 2015 In recent years, academic researchers and public health officials, increasingly have experimented…
Gene for Mitral Valve Prolapse August 11, 2015 International network reveals role of gene mutations in families with inherited cardiac disorder
State-funded lab at Harvard medical aims to reinvent drug discovery August 10, 2015 The team at Harvard Medical School’s Laboratory of Systems Pharmacology are focused on cancer and on…
Understanding body-focused repetitive behaviors August 10, 2015 People with compulsive urges to pull hair, pick skin and bite nails struggle to stop. But there are…
Carolyn Kaelin, breast cancer surgeon, dies at 54 August 10, 2015 Carolyn Kaelin, assistant professor of surgery at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, a breast cancer…
This Harvard scientist is coding an entire movie onto DNA August 10, 2015 What if all the information on the internet could be stored in a drop of liquid the size of a…
When it’s time for kindergarten, some preemies might not be ready August 10, 2015 Some babies born just a week or two premature may later be developmentally unprepared for…
Bicyclist killed by truck is remembered as skilled surgeon, scientist August 8, 2015 Anita Kurmann, research fellow in medicine at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and an endocrine…
Suicide on campus August 8, 2015 Douglas Jacobs, associate professor of psychiatry at McLean Hospital, wrote this letter to the…
