Featured series 
Tag: Research
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Health
Americans living longer after cancer diagnosis
Oncologist explains why rising survival rates only tell part of the story
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Nation & World
How design of public housing can lift future prospects of children
New research builds upon previous work that focused on moving families from high-poverty areas, broadening social milieu of young
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Health
Your brain on advanced meditation
Where do science and ancient wisdom align? Take our quiz to find out.
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Science & Tech
How did that cancer cell become drug-resistant?
Researchers find way to create microscopic archives of gene activity to gain insights into how, why changes happen
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Health
How COVID-era trick may transform drug, chemical discovery
Harvard chemists, inspired by group-testing strategy, develop faster way to identify useful catalyst combinations
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Health
After the disaster, living for today
Study looks at why risky behavior surged in wake of 2011 tsunami, earthquake
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Health
Is a chatbot therapist better than nothing?
Experts discuss role of AI and other technology in future of mental health care
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Arts & Culture
Dramatizing genius
Pop culture portrayals tend to favor the lone mastermind. These faculty faves are more realistic.
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Health
Real-world answers for patients running out of time
Insurance data can help fill gaps between longer trials, researchers say
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Health
Binge drinking triggers gut damage, finds new study
Research suggests even brief episodes of heavy alcohol consumption can injure small intestine
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Health
Dry January as an experiment, not a punishment
Why it’s worth trying, what to expect, and how to succeed
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Science & Tech
A tiny limpet reveals big secrets
Discovery marks significant find in study of deep sea
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Campus & Community
New institute to strengthen fundamental physics research, collaboration
Leinweber Institute for Theoretical Physics made possible by $20 million gift from the Leinweber Foundation
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Health
Are you doing enough to keep your brain healthy?
Take our quiz to score your lifestyle’s potential for preventing diseases like dementia
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Health
Depression and anxiety linked to increased risk of heart attack or stroke
Study suggests stress reduction holds potential for cardiovascular disease prevention
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Science & Tech
Stopping the next pandemic
Disease surveillance network faced ‘existential cliff’ despite proven success. Then came the $100 million.
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Health
Is cost curbing use of weight loss drugs?
40 percent of GLP-1 prescriptions go unfilled, study finds
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Health
Social media detox boosts mental health, but nuances stand out
‘Wildly different reactions’ among participants, says researcher
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Health
New research finds 5 genetic signatures shared by 14 psychiatric disorders
Could advance treatment of mental illness with greater precision, less medication
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Arts & Culture
At a loss for words
Displacement and forced migration trigger alarm about language attrition in Cameroon
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Health
Break in the case for long COVID investigators
Research highlighting chronic inflammation opens path to treating illness that affects millions of Americans
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Science & Tech
First, male gets heated up, then female, and then, you know
Study shows infrared radiation from plants serves as invitation to pollinating insects
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Science & Tech
Science needs contrarians, and contrarians need support
Institute of Quantitative Social Science initiative tailored to researchers exploring provocative ideas
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Health
Your digital twin might save your life
AI, statistics offer new possibilities for personalized medicine
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Health
How a toxin from the gut microbiome may help spark colorectal cancer
Findings suggest colibactin may be promising target for disease prevention
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Science & Tech
Cracking the code of why, when some choose to ‘self-handicap’
New research also offers hints for devising ways to stop students from creating obstacles to success
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Science & Tech
How memory works (and doesn’t)
In podcast, scientists explain why remembering is more reconstruction than replay
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Health
Why stress can make your hair fall out
Closer look at two-part reaction may offer researchers insights into autoimmune disease
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Health
Nighttime exposure to light may raise cardiovascular risk by up to 50%
New research suggests that it disrupts biological clock
