Approximately 21 million Americans have a substance use disorder related to alcohol, opioids or other drugs. Fewer than one in five receive treatment. Yet a tool that could help is being woefully underused.

For HMS researchers trying to solve biomedical problems, labs, staff and instrumentation can be pricey. More than 100 core facilities at HMS and its affiliates can help deliver solutions.

For 30 years, the HMS Department of Health Care Policy has fostered a common sense of purpose, using its faculty's skills and insights as a force for good.

Microglia aren’t monolithic; they come in different flavors, and unlike the brain’s neurons, they’re always changing. The trick is, which are 'good' and which are 'bad'?