How Does the Brain Make Decisions? February 21, 2024 Mouse study provides insights into communication between neurons during decision-making
Uncovering New Drivers of Heart Disease, Brain Vessel Disorders February 7, 2024 How genetic changes in cells that line blood vessels fuel cardiac disease, brain vessel…
How the Brain’s Compass Guides the Body February 7, 2024 A study in fruit flies reveals how the brain’s compass and steering regions make course corrections
Experimental Gene Therapy Enables Hearing in Five Children Born Deaf January 25, 2024 Study co-led by HMS scientist corrects gene mutation involved in inner ear function
Awards & Recognitions: November 2023 – January 2024 January 24, 2024 Honors received by HMS faculty, postdocs, staff, and students
Diagnosing Parkinson’s Before It Starts to Take Its Toll January 11, 2024 Experimental test holds promise to detect the condition before symptoms emerge
How the Immune System Fights to Keep Herpes at Bay December 14, 2023 New study findings could inform the design of treatments for a range of viruses that replicate in…
What Happens in the Brain While Daydreaming? December 13, 2023 Observations in mice hint at role of daydreams in remodeling the brain
Building Models of the Brain to Take Them Apart December 5, 2023 Computational neuroscientist probes how the brain learns, remembers, and decides
New Clues Into the Head-Scratching Mystery of Itch November 22, 2023 Researchers identify common microbe as previously unknown culprit behind itch
Harvard Medical School Professor Receives National Medal of Science November 1, 2023 Gregory Petsko recognized for illuminating neurodegenerative diseases
