Half of a drug's power comes from thinking it will work January 10, 2014 According to new research, when patients in the midst of a migraine attack took a dummy pill they…
Never-before-used lethal injection concoction on trial in federal court January 10, 2014 A never-before-used combination of lethal injection drugs could cause a condemned Ohio man to…
Easing Face, Hand Transplants January 9, 2014 Step toward graft tolerance could avoid lifelong immunosuppression
Stimulating Mechanisms January 9, 2014 HMS researchers are unlocking the secrets of a hormone known to spur weight loss and improve…
Changing the World, Already January 9, 2014 HMS faculty members, student make Forbes list of 30 Under 30
For heart surgery, a glue replaces needle and thread January 9, 2014 Researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston Children’s Hospital, and MIT have developed a…
Rafael Campo's student physicians embrace poetry to hone art of healing January 9, 2014 Rafael Campo, associate professor of medicine at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and a poet…
A lesser-known dementia that steals personality January 9, 2014 Frontotemporal dementia, unlike Alzheimer’s, often hits people in the prime of their lives, and…
If Gabby Giffords still struggles to speak, how can she sing? January 9, 2014 It seems mysterious to most of us, but neurologists say there are decades of documented cases of…
Expectations Influence Effects of Medications and Placebo January 8, 2014 With migraine, what you do know may help you.
Exercise benefits lie in molecule called BAIBA, scientists find January 8, 2014 A new study shows that levels of the molecule BAIBA – short for beta-aminoisobutyric acid –…
What's in a sugar pill? Maybe more than you think January 8, 2014 Doctors trying to use psychology to boost the power of migraine medication have made a startling…
