Nearly 200 new medical and dental students donned white coats and celebrated the start of their educational journeys at ...

A few limited clinical trials of lithium for Alzheimer’s disease have shown some efficacy, but the lithium compounds they ...

Zhang and fellow students are benefiting from enhanced skill development as a result of a new type of position at the School, ...

Our researchers – based at the School and its 15 affiliated hospitals – generate knowledge that transforms the way we treat patients, by producing life-changing new medicines, devices, and ...

The story behind the development of immune checkpoint inhibitors, fulfilling the promise of cancer immunotherapy ...

At a glance: A new study in mice describes how the brain rapidly and efficiently increases blood flow to active areas where oxygen and nutrients are needed most. The work shows that the brain relies ...

It is well-known that a healthy lifestyle—not smoking, avoiding excess weight and getting regular exercise—can reduce the risk of heart disease. But what about people who have inherited gene variants ...

At a glance: First-ever clinical trial exclusively conducted among people with hard-to-treat form of tuberculosis known as pre-extensively drug-resistant TB shows many patients benefit from shorter, ...

Investigating the Molecular Intricacies of Interoception HMS researcher Rachel Wolfson studies how the brain receives signals from gastrointestinal organs ...

Eight researchers from Harvard Medical School have been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences Class of 2025 for distinguished accomplishments in biological sciences and in engineering ...