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By Studying Fruit Flies, Rachel Wilson Is Changing How We Understand the Brain

Research on navigation in Drosophila melanogaster reveals fundamental principles about how nervous systems operate

• Neuroscience
• Discovery

Millions Already Turn to AI for Therapy. Is It Safe?

Researchers are working to make AI tools used for mental health support safer, smarter, and grounded in the full picture of a person’s life

• AI
• Mental Health

The Puzzle of Alzheimer’s Disease

Three scientists taking varied approaches to understanding Alzheimer’s discuss what it will take to move the field forward

• Aging
• Discovery
• Neuroscience

The Long Game of Microbiome Science

Looking beyond the hype, three experts explain what research on the gut microbiome might actually deliver

• Biological Sciences
• Discovery

How Blue Light Kills Superbugs

Photomedicine offers a promising new avenue of treatment to combat the crisis of antibiotic resistance

• Infectious Disease
• Discovery

Functional Neurological Disorder, Reframed

Science sheds new light on a disorder that medicine forgot

• Neuroscience
• Mental Health
• Discovery

The Surprising Demographics of Physician Mortality

Women outlive men — but not in medicine

• Women's Health
• Clinical Practice

Harnessing Hypoxia

Chronic, continuous oxygen deprivation shows promise as a treatment for disease

• Discovery
• Healthy Living
• Biological Sciences

Early-Career Scientists Face an Uncertain Future

Federal funding cuts for scientific and medical research are forcing graduate students and postdocs to rethink long-held career plans

• Research Funding
• HMS Community

The Genetics of Height

A fascination with the heredity of height has led to insights about the biology of growth and disease

• Genetics
• Discovery

Viral Hepatitis Project Engages Community to Transform Care

How primary care can be a prescription for the world’s biggest health challenges

• Global Health
• Care Delivery

The Long Journey of Gordon Freeman and Arlene Sharpe

The two immunologists have shared a lifetime of scientific exploration and discovery

• Cancer
• Discovery

Building Cancer Care from the Ground Up in Rwanda

Fifteen years ago, a cancer diagnosis was essentially a death sentence in Rwanda. Today, the country’s Butaro Cancer Center of Excellence is a model for global cancer care.

• Global Health
• Cancer

The Neuroscience of Cancer

Scientists are making surprising discoveries about the connections between cancer and the nervous system

• Cancer
• Neuroscience
• Discovery

Tracing the Path from Basic Research to Transformative Therapies

Decades of federal funding for science have yielded enormous returns for human health

• Discovery
• Research Funding