Connections in the brain laid out like a grid of city streets, Mass. General scientists discover March 29, 2012 The brain is crisscrossed by neural highways that follow a simple, grid-like pattern, much like…
Harvard Medical School opens center for primary care, appoints director March 28, 2012 HMS announced today that Russell S. Phillips, HMS professor of medicine at Beth Israel Deaconess…
Heart attack victims cut risk with 2 drinks, Harvard study says March 27, 2012 According to new research, men who have two drinks a day after surviving a first heart attack have…
Co-pays may affect which kids get their meds March 27, 2012 Kids with asthma end up in the hospital slightly more often when co-pays for their medications are…
Warning: Doctors could misread new depression guidelines March 27, 2012 Researchers have found that it is possible for doctors to misread the latest American Psychiatric…
Bad wire in heart device led to 22 deaths, study says March 27, 2012 A defect in wires that connect hearts to defibrillators caused at least 22 deaths, possibly as a…
Changing the face of medicine March 27, 2012 The U.S. Supreme Court is currently focused on President Obama’s health care plan. Lost in all the…
'Almost alcoholic': Close to the real thing, says new book March 27, 2012 Many people live with physical conditions such as prehypertension or prediabetes that are not…
Research monkey deaths spark protests March 26, 2012 Protesters gathered in Harvard Square and near the New England Primate Research Center in…
Rethinking autism as a ‘whole body’ condition March 26, 2012 A new book, “The Autism Revolution,” by Martha Herbert, HMS assistant professor of neurology at…
Check out time with Cooper March 26, 2012 At the Countway Library at HMS, students, faculty and staff can visit Cooper, a four-year-old shih…