Health

Harvard researchers have teamed with local departments to examine cancer hazards contained in firehouse life.

A new Harvard study is the first to definitively show that the prevalence of knee osteoarthritis has dramatically increased in recent decades.

The disease-targeting embryo edit at Oregon Health & Science University signals a path for “those rare situations where the genes really are life-threatening,” says Harvard bioethicist Robert Truog.

After the Senate’s failure to reform Obamacare, Harvard economist David Cutler assesses what occurred and what the future might hold.

Digitization of Harvard’s fossil insect collection produced a surprising twist: The return to Germany of hundreds of Eocene insects frozen in amber.

Researchers have identified more than 760 genes upon which cancer cells of multiple types are strongly dependent for their growth and survival. 

Study finds psychopaths aren’t inhuman, but have a particular kind of brain wiring dysfunction.

New findings point to a surprising link between a genetic variant that favors shortness and an increased risk of osteoarthritis.

Jonny Kim, a Harvard Medical School graduate and former Navy SEAL, has been selected to join NASA’s next astronaut class.

An MGH study has found that the use of fMRI and EEG may provide early detection of consciousness in patients with severe traumatic brain injury.

CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing technology revealed a promising new class of cancer immunotherapy.

A new study shows weight gain during young and middle adulthood may increase risk of chronic diseases and premature death, and decrease the likelihood of achieving healthy aging.

When working stem cells within the intestine are depleted, some types of mature cells can transform themselves into stem cells, replenishing the population.

Harvard-based researchers have developed cancer-killing viruses that can deliver stem cells via the carotid artery, a potential treatment for tumor cells that have metastasized to the brain.

Enrollees in Medicaid reported in a nationwide survey that they’re largely satisfied with the health care they receive under the program, according to researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

New research led by Professor Jeff Lichtman opens a path to deeper insight on brain action behind certain behaviors.

Marking Thoreau’s 200th birthday, Harvard University Herbaria will post images of more than 800 plants the author and naturalist collected, part of a larger digitization effort.

A team of researchers has found that the stability plays a key role in the evolution of different protein structures.

Sarah Wakeman, an addiction specialist at Massachusetts General Hospital, discusses the role of fentanyl in the country’s opioid crisis.

A new Harvard Medical School study shows how malfunctioning RNA may lead to ALS and a form of dementia.

Two interventions that link clinical care with community resources helped improve key health measures in overweight or obese children at the outset of a study, as reported in JAMA Pediatrics.

Harvard-affiliated diabetes specialists are calling for fruit juice to be cut from the federal WIC supplemental nutrition program for low-income families.

New findings from the lab of Harvard Medical School Dean George Daley suggest a path for creating immune-matched blood cells, derived from patients’ own cells, for treatment purposes.

Starting with microbes, Harvard-MGH researchers outline a devastating chain of events

A new Harvard study shows that people create visual images to accompany their inner speech even when they are prompted to use verbal thinking, suggesting that visual thinking is deeply ingrained in the human brain.

Much of life is beyond our control, but dining smartly can help us live healthier, longer

Speaking at a Climate Week symposium, former EPA administrator Gina McCarthy urged an audience of climate scientists and health experts to speak out about climate change.

Research suggests that genetic sequencing technologies should be used to screen for mutated cells in stem cell cultures, so they can be excluded from scientific experiments and clinical therapies.

For the first time, researchers describe the types of cells generated in brain organoids, networks of nerve cells, and show the greater diversity, complexity, and response to stimulation developed for nine months and longer.

To grow old well requires minimizing accidents, such as falling, as well as ailments