Findings

Greatest benefit for those with highest predisposition to Alzheimer’s disease

‘There is literally no other intervention in our field that impacts burnout to this extent’

Harvard clinic uses mindfulness techniques to treat medically induced PTSD

Report on classroom literature shows staying power for ‘Gatsby,’ ‘Of Mice and Men,’ other classics. Time to move on?

Harvard startup is developing a softer device to monitor head injuries

Humans can track a handful of objects visually, but their imaginations can only handle one

Rodent study suggests different signaling ‘languages’ in parts of brain for learned skills, natural behaviors

Study offers new theory of disease and strategy for fighting it

Study looks at national disparities, finds bill-paying habits emerge by early adulthood, influence upward mobility

Researchers use Dutch tool to pursue full scale of functional limitations in U.S. labor force

New study suggests what has long been considered innate aspect of human cognition may be more a matter of schooling

Neural study shows how evolution prepared two species to adopt different survival strategies to take advantage of native habitats

Experiment with synthetic self-assembling materials suggests how it all might have begun

New study finds link between sleep curfew, higher levels of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity

Researchers rush to get hands around multiple serious health risks as blazes mount — and get bigger

Parent emerged over 4,000 years ago in Siberia, farther east than many thought, then rapidly spread west

Harvard team argues oldest meteorite strike to Earth may be more recent, smaller than claimed; site may offer hints on asteroid craters, life on Mars

Research finds 18-million-year-old enamel proteins in mammal fossils, offering window into how prehistoric animals lived, evolved

Researchers focusing on chromosomes, menopause

Researchers find ways to promote altered states of consciousness, reduce risks of distress that affect some

Elizabeth Spelke studies French testing data, finds no gender gap until instruction begins

Harvard team fuses biophysics and AI to predict viral threats

Psychologists found OpenAI’s GPT-4o showing humanlike patterns of cognitive dissonance, sensitivity to free choice

Research on multiple fronts seeks to expand impact of a cancer therapy that has left patients and doctors awestruck

Researchers hope to harness the cognitive benefits of a workout for Alzheimer’s patients with mobility issues

Quiz digs into data on major public health concern

Study sees mental health risks, suggests regulators take closer look as popularity rises amid national epidemic of loneliness, isolation

Study finds some sea slugs consume algae, incorporate photosynthetic parts into their own bodies to keep producing nutrients

New finding underscores need to intervene before kids start school, say researchers

New research reveals how the octopus uses arms to sense chemical clues from microbiomes