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She studies cell lineage in the eye. Now she’s leaving research lineage of her own. Award-winning biologist Connie Cepko, who advanced work on vision-threate...
NFL players 4 times more likely to die of brain disease, study finds Despite living longer overall, neurodegenerative mortality risk dramatically elevated...
Tony Cunningham.Niles Singer/Harvard Staff Photographer Losing sleep is bad for individuals. Communities, too? Researchers look to fill knowledge gap, push...
Think ‘Shark Tank,’ without the teeth Jeffrey Smith. Veasey Conway/Harvard Staff Photographer Jacob Sweet Harvard Staff Writer July 7, 2026 5 min...
F. Stephen Hodi, Ed Doherty, David Mooney, and Jerome Ritz.Veasey Conway/Harvard Staff Photographer; Niles Singer/Harvard Staff Photographer Tracing evolutio...
Rowan Jacobsen.Photo by Chris Hartlove Sunlight is not your enemy Health benefits outweigh the risks for most of us, according to new book Samantha Lai...
It’s good to break a sweat, but don’t sweat the details ‘What’s important is the total amount of human movement.’ Alvin Powell Harvard Staff Writer...
Greg Verdine. Finding ways to ‘drug the undruggable’ diseases Greg Verdine, a force behind pancreatic cancer progress, learned from a devastating family acc...
A clearer picture of drinking and disease New study attempts to reconcile conflicting findings on benefits vs. risks Samantha Laine Perfas Harvard Staf...
Samantha Baldi and Joseph Taylor.Veasey Conway/Harvard Staff Photographer Brain gives up secrets in research targeting mental illness Sy Boles Harvard...
Read before running New to the sport or just rusty? Doc offers tips on avoiding all-too-common injuries. Sy Boles Harvard Staff Writer June 9, 2026...
Trey Leveque (clockwise from top left), Liz Schwartz (moderator), Olivia Field, Tracey Crouch, and Alex Smith speak during the webinar. Stephanie Mitchell/Harva...