Health

Study adds starchy variety to list of culprits contributing to middle-age weight gain

Activated by regular exercise, immune cells in muscles found to fend off inflammation, enhance endurance in mice

Professor of Psychology Mark L. Hatzenbuehler’s course, “Stigma, Discrimination, and Health,” examines the wide-ranging problem that touches on sexuality, body weight, immigration, and poverty.

In a randomized controlled clinical trial, heated yoga sessions led to reduced depressive symptoms in adults with moderate-to-severe depression.

Harvard Medical School-Mass General dermatologists use lasers to remove gang, trafficking tattoos, stigmatizing and often traumatic reminders of the past.

New study reveals no correlation between anxiety, regardless of antidepressant use, and IVF outcomes or live birth rate.

Mothers should not halt practice of breastfeeding, which offers many benefits to infants, as much more research is still needed, scientists say.

An emotion many avoid and view as an illness may actually help us thrive, psychologist David Rosmarin says.

Bobbie Collins, a writer for Harvard Medical School, shares a firsthand account of her bout with the disease.

A new study shows that social isolation and loneliness are not same thing but can be connected, sometimes in surprising ways.

A complicated brain tumor surgery left Rebecca Grasso with facial paralysis. But thanks to a series of nerve transfers at Harvard-affiliated Mass Eye and Ear, she was able to smile at her wedding.

New study highlights a correlation between women who sleep less than eight hours at night and developing a greater risk for hypertension or high blood pressure.

Researchers say planners, policymakers need to be looking to ramp up intervention programs, improve treatment.

Not if you follow the evidence, researcher says

Drug regulation expert explains how the problem was discovered, next steps for FDA, and the questions it raises about other products, supplements.

Researchers find regularity also plays key role in long-term health and daily performance.

New Harvard-MGH initiative to provide caregivers with lab-tested tools for identifying, treating those most at risk.

A new study has an important message for night owls.

If you’re doing all the talking, then you’re probably doing it wrong, says negotiation expert.

Survey shows intense support for ex-president in face of indictments, but common claim among MAGA critics falls short of scientific rigor.

Board exam for pediatric specialty stumps ChatGPT, at least in some areas.

William Hanage, an associate professor of epidemiology, talks about hybrid protection, vulnerability of older people, and the wisdom of Taylor Swift.

A microdevice has been designed that can be implanted into tumors to conduct dozens of experiments at once to study the effects of new treatments on some of the hardest-to-treat brain cancers.

Women are traveling from states as far away as Texas for care, finds Brigham and Women’s study.

New research finds in about a third of the cases AI chatbot provided medically inappropriate recommendations for cancer treatment.

Researchers’ atlas pinpoints where disease-causing genes are expressed, raising hope for inroads against glaucoma and macular degeneration.

Researchers are working on a new approach to target autoimmunity in the brain — a condition at the core of several diseases, including multiple sclerosis.

Genetic detective work sheds light on SORL1 gene offering possible new treatments, especially for patients not responsive to existing therapies.

In a study of adults in the U.K., those who adhered closely to a Mediterranean lifestyle had a 29% lower risk of all-cause mortality and a 28% lower risk of cancer mortality.

Chemical analysis brings understudied microbiome into sharper focus.