AwardsFeatured Awards Whitehead Institute Member Yukiko Yamashita Elected to the American Academy of Arts and SciencesWhitehead Institute | May 2, 2023Whitehead Institute Member Yukiko Yamashita has been elected as a member of the American Academy…pthomsonMay 2, 2023 Read More
Local News You Can’t Learn Too Much: How Brain Representations of Complex Odor Mixtures Evolve with ExperienceHarvard University Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology | May 1, 2023The piriform cortex in the mammalian brain is the largest cortical region that receives direct…pthomsonMay 1, 2023 Read More
Uncategorized Researchers Reveal Structure of Unusual Hormone ReceptorHarvard Medical School | April 28, 2023As the proverb goes, it takes a village to raise a child. It can also…pthomsonApril 28, 2023 Read More
Local News Researchers Reveal Structure of Unusual Hormone ReceptorMIT News | April 28, 2023As the proverb goes, it takes a village to raise a child. It can also…pthomsonApril 28, 2023 Read More
Local News Two Large Studies Reveal Genes and Genome Regions That Influence Schizophrenia RiskBroad Institute | April 8, 2022In a landmark genetic study of more than 121,000 people, an international consortium called SCHEMA,…pthomsonApril 8, 2022 Read More
Local News Clinical Trials Bring First CRISPR-Based Therapies to PatientsMcGovern Institute | April 7, 2022Nearly ten years ago, Feng Zhang and other pioneering scientists developed CRISPR, a revolutionary technology that quickly…pthomsonApril 7, 2022 Read More
Local News Douglas Melton, Noted Stem Cell Researcher, Leaves Harvard for Vertex to Create Diabetes TreatmentsSTAT News | April 6, 2022Douglas Melton, one of the leading stem cell researchers in the world, is leaving Harvard…pthomsonApril 6, 2022 Read More
Local News Neurons Are Fickle. Electric Fields Are More Reliable for Information.MIT News | April 6, 2022As the brain strives to hold information in mind, such as the list of groceries…pthomsonApril 6, 2022 Read More
Awards New Research Could Be Key in Unlocking Better Treatment for Alzheimer’sNortheastern Global News | October 30, 2023There’s still many unknowns surrounding Alzheimer’s disease, including just how it progresses. But a Northeastern…sciencecityOctober 30, 2023 Read More
Publications of the Week Microglia and Complement Mediate Early Corticostriatal Synapse Loss and Cognitive Dysfunction in Huntington’s DiseaseWilton, D., et al. | October 30, 2023Huntington’s disease (HD) is a devastating monogenic neurodegenerative disease characterized by early, selective pathology in…sciencecityOctober 30, 2023 Read More
Awards 10 HMS Researchers Elected to National Academy of MedicineHarvard Medical School | October 27, 2023Ten researchers from Harvard Medical School have been elected members of the National Academy of…sciencecityOctober 27, 2023 Read More