Leonard Zon, professor of stem cell and regenerative biology and Grousbeck Professor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School, has been awarded the 2026 March of Dimes Richard B. Johnston Jr., MD Prize ...

Scientists in the Blavatnik Institute at Harvard Medical School and MIT have created a new family of tools that, for the ...

Previous studies have reported that the cerebellum, which is most well-known for coordinating the body’s movements, is also ...

Amid unprecedented challenges to research and higher education, HMS scientists continued to push the boundaries of biomedical discovery and health care delivery.

A clinic is far more than a building that houses care providers. It’s a complex nexus of staff, physicians, patients, infrastructure, and technology—and when it’s designed and managed well, it’s much ...

Though health care quality and safety are paramount concerns today, the emphasis on patient safety as a mission-oriented imperative has only been common in the last 25 to 30 years. Medical and ...

The Master of Medical Sciences in Clinical Investigation program is designed for the next generation of independent investigators. Medical professionals applying should hold an MD, PhD, MBBS, MBBCh, ...

“For many cell-based therapies, progress comes from connecting the right pieces at the right moment,” Klein said. “When biology, computation, and the right support come together, you can start to move ...

This article is part of Harvard Medical School’s continuing coverage of COVID-19. A new study of more than 800,000 people has found that in the U.S., COVID “long haulers” were more likely to be older ...

Study shows for the first time that lithium plays an essential role in normal brain function and can confer resistance to brain aging and Alzheimer’s disease. Scientists discovered that lithium is ...

The first time geneticist George Church visited Siberia was the first summer the permafrost melted. Permafrost by its nature is supposed to stay frozen year-round, but in a marker of encroaching ...

Love has been the source of ceaseless fascination since antiquity. Artists have tried to capture its beauty and darkness in books, paintings, and songs. Behavioral scientists have explored love as a ...