Eight early career researchers at Harvard Medical School received the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE). Established by President Clinton in 1996, PECASE is the ...

Patients are having difficulty finding or keeping a primary care provider. They’re experiencing long waits to see a doctor, relying more on emergency rooms and urgent care clinics when sick, and ...

A third drug, pretomanid, received emergency authorization from the FDA for specific use within a regimen against highly drug ...

Immune cells called regulatory T cells have long been known for their role in countering inflammation. In the setting of ...

Biochemical analyses provide an answer to the question of how the gut bacterium Morganella morganii might contribute to some cases of major depressive disorder. Incorporation of an environmental ...

Researchers profile the molecular structure and features of a key part of the deadly Nipah virus. Experiments in cells show how changes in the viral polymerase — a protein involved in viral ...

The study leaders share their findings and what makes them compelling and meaningful. Video: Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard At a glance: Study explains long-standing question of why Huntington’s ...

Left: Emery Brown receives the National Medal of Science at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, D.C. Right: David Walt receives the National Medal of Technology and Innovation.

An endowed professorship is the highest distinction that can be bestowed upon an HMS faculty member. For more than 240 years, these exclusive honors have provided critical financial support to leaders ...

Glucose, a form of sugar, is the primary source of energy for every cell in the body. Because the brain is so rich in nerve cells, or neurons, it is the most energy-demanding organ, using one-half of ...