Eight researchers from Harvard Medical School have been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences Class of 2025 for distinguished accomplishments in biological sciences and in engineering ...

Promoting sustainability and addressing climate change can feel overwhelming as an individual or small group. But small steps can lead to big changes, and sometimes all we need is a little guidance.

When Emily Rencsok was a teenager, she saw the transformative effect a double knee replacement had on her grandmother. “It was night and day,” Rencsok remembered. “She was having trouble walking and ...

As part of the multifaceted process of conducting rigorous, reproducible research, scientists often grapple with challenging questions. While there are hard-and-fast rules for certain matters, many ...

The 2025 Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences has been awarded to five scientists for the discovery and characterization of the hormone glucagon-like peptide-1, or GLP-1 — findings that subsequently ...

New research shows how small shifts in the molecular makeup of a virus can profoundly alter its fate. These shifts could turn a deadly pathogen into a harmless bug or supercharge a relatively benign ...

Jowan Watson, a fourth-year student in Harvard Medical School’s Pathways MD program, developed a first-of-its-kind residency curriculum in sports psychiatry. Jenny Rowley, a fifth-year Pathways MD ...