Health

Use of new diet drugs likely to mushroom

Study estimates over half of Americans eligible to take them based on conditions, underscoring need to ensure equity of access.
Rapid relief for the severely depressed? There’s a catch.

Ketamine carries risks, say researchers. Yet for some patients, it’s ‘the only thing that works.’
New frontiers in cancer care

In podcast, experts discuss breakthroughs in treatment, from genomic sequencing to AI, and how close we are to personalized vaccines

Podcast
Too much sitting hurts the heart

Even with exercise, sedentary behavior can increase risk of heart failure by up to 60%, according to study
Is cheese bad for you?

Nutritionist explains why you’re probably eating way too much

Part of the Wondering series
Study pinpoints optimal timing for RSV vaccine during pregnancy

Five weeks before giving birth best transfers maternal antibodies to the fetus, say researchers

Paying attention to attention: How active is hyperactive?

McLean Hospital researcher Martin Teicher and his team believe that the surest way to separate youngsters who have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) from those with other problems is to…

March 25, 1999
Diving into the gene pool

Maryellen Ruvolo, professor of anthropology, specializes in the analysis of human and primate family trees using DNA data, a subfield of molecular evolution. She is probably best known for her…

March 18, 1999
Electromagnets used in treating depression

Recent studies by Harvard researchers at McLean Hospital in Belmont, Mass., have enlarged the body of knowledge about a promising, though still experimental, treatment for a variety of psychiatric disorders.…

March 19, 1998
Aging Brains Lose Less Than Thought

It’s considered a dreaded inevitability of growing old—you lose thousands of brain cells every day. This idea has been a centerpiece of scientific dogma and popular lore for 40 years.…

October 3, 1996