Featured series 
Tag: Research Powers Progress
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Health
In the grip of ‘horror and anger,’ Gawande grows more determined
As global health suffers, his focus on patient-first systems feels more urgent than ever
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Science & Tech
Lauren Williams awarded MacArthur ‘genius grant’
Math professor honored for theoretical breakthroughs with sometimes surprising applications across phenomena such as tsunamis, traffic
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Health
Reeling in a big scientific discovery
William Kaelin pursued Nobel-winning findings using a fisherman’s instinct
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Science & Tech
‘It feels very personal’
Jessica Whited overcame many obstacles to become a scientist, and her work was rooted in family’s blue-collar history. Then came funding cuts.
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Science & Tech
Methane tracking satellite lost in space — what now?
Enough data collected already to map potent greenhouse gas emissions, says lead researcher
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Science & Tech
His lab’s ancient DNA studies are rewriting human history
Yet federal funding cuts have put next chapter of David Reich’s work in doubt
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Health
Only 1 in 4 addicted to opioids takes life-saving meds. Why?
Study examining potential solution to treatment gap — especially in rural areas — gets federal funding cut
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Health
‘Shared humanity’ is their call to action, here and there
No letup in doctors’ commitment to easing suffering in world’s danger zones
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Health
New blood test detects HPV-associated head and neck cancer 10 years early
Tool identifies disease before symptoms appear
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Science & Tech
Seeking a carbon-capture breakthrough
Chemist Richard Liu harnesses sunlight to trap greenhouse gases
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Health
Racing against antibiotic resistance
Scientists fear funding cuts will slow momentum in ongoing battle with evolving bacteria
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Science & Tech
Seeding solutions for bipolar disorder
Brain Science grants promote new approaches to treat the condition and discover underlying causes
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Nation & World
Setback in the fight against pediatric HIV
Funding cut disrupts effort to liberate Botswana patients from antiretroviral regimen
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Health
‘Hopeful message’ on brain disease
Researcher Sanjula Singh has looked at stroke, dementia, late-life depression for years, finds lifestyle changes make big difference
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Campus & Community
Funding cuts upend projects piecing together saga of human history
Ancient DNA expert Christina Warinner notes losses come just as innovations are driving major advances in field
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Nation & World
Foundation for U.S. breakthroughs feels shakier to researchers
Funding cuts seen as threat to nation’s status as driver of scientific progress
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Health
Is dirty air driving up dementia rates?
Federal funding cuts halt 3 studies exploring how pollution and heat affect the brain and heart
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Science & Tech
How do math, reading skills overlap? Researchers were closing in on answers.
Grant terminated at critical point of ambitious study following students for five years
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Health
‘It’s through research that we can live longer, healthier lives’
Harvard scientists discuss potential impacts of federal funding cuts — from U.S. brain drain to fewer medical breakthroughs
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Health
‘Miraculous’ treatments for more patients
David Mooney’s team develops immunotherapies that work across many cancer types
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Health
Improving cancer care
Nancy Keating’s team uses healthcare data to study access to treatment across populations
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Health
Attack of the cells
Duane Wesemann’s lab looks to body’s immune system to understand and treat disorders, allergies
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Health
Hearing breakthrough
David Corey’s lab closes in on revolutionary interventions to treat hereditary deafness
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Health
HIV resurgence
Epidemiologist Jeff Imai-Eaton warns funding cuts could reverse decades of gains in prevention, care
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Science & Tech
Highly sensitive science
David Ginty probes pleasure and pain to shed light on autism and other conditions
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Nation & World
As reading scores decline, a study primed to help grinds to a halt
Partnership with Texas, Colorado researchers terminated as part of federal funding cuts targeting Harvard
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Health
What might cancer treatment teach us about dealing with retinal disease?
Joan Miller’s innovative thinking led to therapies for macular degeneration that have helped millions, made her better leader
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Science & Tech
Reading skills — and struggles — manifest earlier than thought
New finding underscores need to intervene before kids start school, say researchers
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Health
Cuts imperil ‘keys to future health’
Project has tracked lives, lifestyles, and well-being of cohorts over decades, led to insights, interventions in cardiovascular disease, cancers, nutrition
