Health

Researchers at Harvard University and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard have created a detailed atlas of a critical region of the developing mouse brain, applying multiple advanced genomic technologies to the part of the cerebral cortex that is responsible for processing sensation from the body.

A new study finds postmenopausal women eating a concentrated amount of chocolate during a narrow window of time in the morning may help the body burn fat and decrease blood sugar levels.

Massachusetts General Hospital’s new Center for the Neuroscience of Psychedelics aims to better understand psychedelic drugs for therapeutic purposes.

The COVID-19 vaccine that requires just one shot has been shown to generate a robust immune responses against variants.

A clinical trial found that for certain patients, a small chip under the skin may help predict the likelihood of a second stroke.

A College senior’s research project has shown a way to more quickly understand the characteristics of emerging diseases, by examining global internet searches for symptoms.

The results indicate that CHW interventions may help reduce hospital readmissions and improve preventive care.

How to stop a pandemic? Spot it early, let the pros spread the news, and engineer the heck out of it.

An independent expert panel has recommended that individuals of average risk for colorectal cancer begin screening exams at 45 years of age instead of the traditional 50.

Harvard Chan’s David Williams, whose research looks at how discrimination affects Black people’s health, talks about his pioneering work to assess the toll that police killings are having on Black mental health.

Regulatory T cells in the brain can be reprogrammed from guarding glioblastoma tumors to attacking them from within.

The data gathered by Deirdre Barrett shines a light on how our subconscious is grappling with a time like no other.

On April 5, a group of historians tried to unravel that disturbing and familiar story of a lack of trust in the U.S. health care system in communities of color during the virtual talk “Medical Racism from 1619 to the Present: History Matters.”

A new survey shows that Asian Americans are more worried about the possibility of being a victim of pandemic-related racism than the virus itself

Though the so-far-successful U.S. vaccination drive is likely to deliver an approximation of normal life by year’s end, Anthony Fauci and a panel of heath care experts cautioned that the global battle against COVID-19 is far from won.

Since the outset of the COVID-19 outbreak, public health experts have noted the disproportionate toll on Black and brown Americans. Those groups are at much greater risk of getting infected than white people; they are two to three times likelier to be hospitalized, and twice as likely to die, according to recent estimates from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control.

People in our social networks influence the food we eat — both healthy and unhealthy — according to a large study of hospital employees.

Research reveals distinct types of cells that may be involved in breathing-related diseases in infants.

The Complex Care Service was created for patients like Emily Hedspeth who are, as Thompson described, “the sickest 1 percent of the sickest 1 percent.”

The health care system is seeing more “long COVID” patients, those whose often mild initial illness is followed up by months of severe, sometimes debilitating symptoms.

A study of metabolites in the urine of patients taking medical cannabis products shows that the actual THC or CBD content is often different from what they expect.

Spanking may affect a child’s brain development in ways similar to more severe forms of violence, according to a new study led by Harvard researchers.

Telehealth is experiencing a pandemic-induced boom that experts say has helped patients maintain contact with their doctors and lowered barriers to access for many. It’s important, should the change become permanent, to ensure equal access to all communities.

FDA approval of two over-the-counter rapid antigen tests promises to transform the testing landscape around COVID-19, lowering cost and giving the certainty of knowing when you’re infected to the individual, a Harvard epidemiologist said.

Researchers at Harvard Medical School and affiliated institutions have shown that a personalized cancer vaccine that is specific to an individual’s tumor has lasting effects, detecting vaccine-related immune system changes years after the vaccine was given.

New study provides insights on how stress-related brain activity can temporarily damage the heart.

Pregnant women show robust immune response to COVID vaccines, pass antibodies to newborns.

A $25 billion investment in global vaccines would bring a five-to-one economic return and save many lives, according to Rebecca Weintraub, an HMS global health expert.

Environmental factors such as diet make major impacts in the gut microbiome, a new study shows.

Researchers have used a genetic engineering strategy to dramatically reduce levels of tau — a key protein that accumulates and becomes tangled in the brain during the development of Alzheimer’s disease — in an animal model of the condition.