A third drug, pretomanid, received emergency authorization from the FDA for specific use within a regimen against highly drug ...

Immune cells called regulatory T cells have long been known for their role in countering inflammation. In the setting of ...

Biochemical analyses provide an answer to the question of how the gut bacterium Morganella morganii might contribute to some ...

Scientists at Harvard Medical School and Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine have mapped a critical ...

Study explains long-standing question of why Huntington’s disease symptoms typically do not appear until midlife even though ...

An endowed professorship is the highest distinction that can be bestowed upon an HMS faculty member. For more than 240 years, these exclusive honors have provided critical financial support to leaders ...

Left: Emery Brown receives the National Medal of Science at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, D.C. Right: David Walt receives the National Medal of Technology and Innovation.

Glucose, a form of sugar, is the primary source of energy for every cell in the body. Because the brain is so rich in nerve cells, or neurons, it is the most energy-demanding organ, using one-half of ...

Seth Rakoff-Nahoum, Harvard Medical School associate professor of pediatrics at Boston Children’s Hospital, has been named a 2024 Innovation Fund investigator by the Pew Charitable Trusts. The ...