Three faculty members from Harvard Medical School have been named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of ...

Some viruses that make us sick are cleared by the immune system within days, while others lurk in our bodies for a lifetime ...

New study traces how a protein essential for hearing evolved from an ancient ion channel into today’s exquisitely sensitive ...

Analysis of hundreds of environmental exposures and health outcomes quantifies influence of nongenetic factors ...

Imaging studies of more than 27,000 adults link a healthier thymus on CT scans with a longer life and lower risks of ...

Members of the Class of 2026 will come together again at Harvard University Commencement and HMS Class Day in May before ...

For years, researchers have suspected that a hormone called relaxin could be an effective treatment for certain cardiovascular diseases. It helps counteract scarring (fibrosis), prevents veins and ...

Next week, graduating Harvard Medical School MD and MD-PhD students will find out their residency placements and launch their ...

Federal drug pricing reforms intended to improve medication affordability are beginning to help, according to new research ...

The main treatment for bipolar disorder, lithium, was approved a half-century ago but doesn’t help all patients and has significant side effects. Little progress has been made in finding better ...

Harvard Medical School scientists have successfully restored vision in mice by turning back the clock on aged eye cells in the retina to recapture youthful gene function. The team’s work, described ...