Features

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

A Brief History of Federal Funding for Basic Science

The partnership that transformed American biomedical research

• Discovery
• History
• Research Funding

Solving Medicine’s Most Elusive Mysteries

The Undiagnosed Diseases Network identifies the rarest of diseases and discovers new ones

• Discovery
• Research Funding