Features

A Fine Line

Is it time to reconsider the dead-donor rule?

• Ethics
• Health Policy

Blues Cues

Researchers cast a little light on the subject of sleep

• Discovery
• Healthy Living

Express Yourself

Our chromosomes bear creative, even outlandish, names. Who knew?

• Genetics
• Science and Society
• Biological Sciences

In Short Supply

Can doctors who deliver medical care following disasters shift their thinking from what’s good for the one to what’s good for the many?

• Ethics
• Global Health
• Health Policy

Not Inconceivable

Amid a growing range of reproductive technologies, ethicists confront questions arising from access and application

• Ethics
• Women's Health

On Course

Space-based research instills a passion for science in the next generation

• Medical Education
• Science and Society

On Our Mind

The multidisciplinary study of the brain got its start at HMS more than fifty years ago

• Neuroscience
• HMS Community
• History

The Chill of Fear

Dread requires only a tenth of a second to take root

• Neuroscience
• Mental Health

The Depths of Despair

Medicine tackles melancholia with new tools and understanding

• Mental Health
• Neuroscience
• Discovery

Think Globally, Act Locally

Embracing the call for social responsibility takes many scientists into the public arena

• Ethics
• Science and Society
• Health Policy

Chain Reactions

Generations of physicians have taken “do no harm” beyond the clinic by advocating for nuclear disarmament

• Science and Society

Here, Yet Not Here

When traumatic events etch themselves in the brain, behavior, well-being, and even the perception of reality can become altered, disrupting daily life

• Mental Health

Life and Limb

Prosthetics research is being fueled by new thinking, new materials, and new demands from those who rely on them

• Discovery
• Surgery

Place Setting

An orchard can be a labor of love—and a testament to biodiversity

• Healthy Living
• Environment and Health

Stone Soup

A pinch of food and a dash of stress may lead to a long life

• Healthy Living
• Aging