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How children learn to be good

Health How children learn to be good November 19, 2025 3 min read One tip for parents: Tell them about your mistakes Part of the Wondering series A…
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Why the Mediterranean diet works

Health ‘Harvard Thinking’: Why the Mediterranean diet works Illustrations by Liz Zonarich/Harvard Staff Samantha Laine Perfas Harvard Staff Writer November 19, 2025 long read In podcast, experts break…
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Shining a light on the dark matter of our genome

Health Shining a light on the dark matter of our genome New research unveils powerful mapping tool that may help transform treatment of genetic disease Yahya Chaudry Harvard Correspondent October 31, 2025 5 min read Heejin Roh (left), Brian Liau, and Simon Shen. Veasey Conway/Harvard…
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Can revenge be addictive?

Health Can revenge be addictive? Getty Images Max Larkin Harvard Staff Writer November 3, 2025 5 min read Psychiatrist explains how humans are hardwired to crave payback and why forgiveness is the ultimate antidote Alongside painkillers, food, and technology, one psychiatrist worries about the addictive…
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COVID in pregnancy raises child’s risk for developmental disorders

Health COVID in pregnancy raises child’s risk for developmental disorders Infection poses greatest threat during third trimester, according to study analyzing more than 18,000 births during pandemic peak Mass General Brigham Communication October 31, 2025 2 min read Getty Images Children born to mothers who…
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Walking 3,000-5,000 steps a day may delay Alzheimer’s

Health Walking 3,000-5,000 steps a day may delay Alzheimer’s Findings could explain why some older adults at risk for the disease decline faster than others Mass General Brigham Communications November 4, 2025 4 min read Increasing your steps by even a little bit may help…
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Are you getting enough sleep? Probably not.

Health ‘Harvard Thinking:’ Are you getting enough sleep? Probably not. Illustrations by Liz Zonarich/Harvard Staff Samantha Laine Perfas Harvard Staff Writer November 5, 2025 long read In podcast, experts discuss how to tap into powerful but often neglected key to health and well-being From medications…
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Odds of surviving cancer drop drastically when credit score dips

Health Odds of surviving cancer drop drastically when credit score dips Benjamin James. Stephanie Mitchell/Harvard Staff Photographer Anna Gibbs Harvard Correspondent November 13, 2025 9 min read Study explores links between financial stress, mortality risk While past studies have explored how cancer patients’ financial health…
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Researchers link ultraprocessed foods to precancerous polyps

Health Study links ultraprocessed foods to precancerous polyps in younger women Mass General Brigham Communications November 13, 2025 4 min read Risk aligns with quantity in research that might offer clue to rise in under-50 cancer cases Colorectal cancer diagnoses have become increasingly common in…
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How habits in your 20s shape your heart for life

Health How habits in your 20s shape your heart for life Jacqueline Mitchell BIDMC Communications November 18, 2025 3 min read Young adulthood offers critical window to greatly reduce future risk of cardiovascular disease, according to new study Patterns of cardiovascular health during young adulthood…
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A couple tried for 18 years to get pregnant. AI made it happen

AI Maternal health Women’s health See all topics Facebook Tweet Email Link Link Copied! Follow After trying to conceive for 18 years, one couple is now pregnant with their first child thanks to the power of artificial intelligence. The couple had undergone several rounds of…
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World’s premier cancer institute faces crippling cuts and chaos

Cancer Federal agencies Donald Trump See all topics Facebook Tweet Email Link Link Copied! Follow The Trump administration’s broadsides against scientific research have caused unprecedented upheaval at the National Cancer Institute, the storied federal government research hub that has spearheaded advances against the disease for…
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Portable clotting agent slows internal bleeding by 97% in mice

When it comes to traumatic injuries, it’s a race against time. A person with major hemorrhage can die from blood loss within minutes. Bleeding from the extremities can be slowed with compression but what about internal bleeding? In a hospital, internal bleeding can be controlled…
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Lessons from a pandemic

The initial surge of COVID-19 patients in Boston-area hospitals has passed, but the memories of caring for them will forever remain with physicians involved in that care. We asked seven physician-scientists from the Broad Institute, who are also Harvard Medical School instructors, to talk about…
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How to understand COVID-19-related loss of smell

Temporary loss of smell, or anosmia, is the main neurological symptom and one of the earliest and most commonly reported indicators of COVID-19. Studies suggest it better predicts the disease than other well-known symptoms such as fever and cough, but the underlying mechanisms for loss…