A few limited clinical trials of lithium for Alzheimer’s disease have shown some efficacy, but the lithium compounds they ...

Zhang and fellow students are benefiting from enhanced skill development as a result of a new type of position at the School, ...

Found in most living organisms, circadian rhythms are regulated by light, behavior, and a biological clock mechanism—a set of clock genes located in cells throughout the body.

Our researchers – based at the School and its 15 affiliated hospitals – generate knowledge that transforms the way we treat patients, by producing life-changing new medicines, devices, and ...

The story behind the development of immune checkpoint inhibitors, fulfilling the promise of cancer immunotherapy ...

For Rogulja, an associate professor of neurobiology in the Blavatnik Institute at Harvard Medical School, an intriguing aspect of sleep is the loss of consciousness and awareness it brings, as the ...

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 ...

Who were the people of the medieval Swahili civilization? Ancient DNA reveals African founders intermingled with migrants from southwest Asia around 1000 CE. Findings complicate scientific views as ...

A Mammoth Solution Scientists look to extinct genes to protect endangered species, climate ...

A multi-institutional team led by Harvard Medical School researchers has launched a platform that aims to optimize AI-driven drug discovery by developing more realistic data sets and higher-fidelity ...

At a glance: In a marked advance over current AI models, the new approach captures how proteins act not in isolation but in their cellular and tissue environments. The model illuminates how ...

At a glance: New AI tool accurately predicts both overall survival and disease-free survival after colorectal cancer diagnosis. The model uses visual markers on pathology images to glean insights into ...