New AI Tool Pinpoints Genes, Drug Combos To Restore Health in Diseased Cells September 9, 2025 New model could optimize drug discovery
New Research Building Renamed as Veritas Science Center September 3, 2025 Underscores Harvard Medical School’s commitment to research and discovery
Awards & Recognitions: Summer 2025 August 29, 2025 Honors received by HMS faculty, postdocs, staff, and students
Unusual Allies: Vagus Nerve Cells Emerge as Defenders Against Flu Damage August 19, 2025 Study finds sensory cells that detect tissue damage, irritants also rein in harmful immune responses…
Breathing Low-Oxygen Air Improves Parkinson’s Symptoms in Mice August 15, 2025 Evidence that hypoxia can prevent or reverse progression suggests new way to address disease
Could Lithium Explain — and Treat — Alzheimer’s Disease? August 6, 2025 Study: Lithium loss ignites Alzheimer’s, but lithium compound can reverse disease in mice
How the Brain Increases Blood Flow on Demand July 16, 2025 New findings could improve understanding of neurodegeneration, brain scans
Improving Creation of Microglia in a Dish for Brain Research June 10, 2025 More efficient and authentic cell creation enables immune studies, drug development
Why Federal Funding for Health Care Policy Research Matters June 5, 2025 Nicole Maestas on how cuts threaten quality, sustainability of care
Investigating the Molecular Intricacies of Interoception May 1, 2025 HMS researcher Rachel Wolfson studies how the brain receives signals from gastrointestinal organs
Inflammation and the Brain: How Immune Activity Can Alter Mood and Fuel Anxiety April 8, 2025 Studies detailing brain-immune crosstalk could inform treatments for autism, anxiety
Harvard Medical School Researcher Wins 2025 Breakthrough Prize for Work on GLP-1 April 5, 2025 Joel Habener is one of five scientists recognized for research that transformed diabetes treatment