On this episode of “A World of Difference: Embracing Neurodiversity,” HMS geneticist George Church discusses his learning differences, which haven’t quelled his quest to unlock the DNA strand to revive the wooly mammoth (via Beacon College) awodtv.org/segment/differ…

Vikram Patel, MBBS, PhD, from Harvard Medical School, joined JAMA EIC Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo to discuss the potential for AI-based psychiatric tools that harness data to track depression indicators in real time or predict effects of adverse childhood experiences. #JAMAai

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“Women in early menopause with bothersome symptoms should not be afraid to take hormone therapy to treat them, and clinicians should not be afraid to prescribe them.” – JoAnn Manson, HMS professor and the paper’s first author washingtonpost.com/wellness/2024/…

🎧 Listen up: Audio versions of several stories from the Harvard Medicine magazine archives are now available online bit.ly/3QeVUE1

Running can be done safely over the course of a lifetime, says HMS sports medicine physician Adam Tenforde. Which doesn’t mean it won’t sometimes hurt. news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/…

A healthy mouth microbiome can help prevent a number of diseases, including cancer, according to Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health research hsph.harvard.edu/news/hsph-in-t…

In a small study, a subset of female mice with high baseline anxiety levels sought a starvation-like state in response to stress bit.ly/4a5xYKq

Aaron Berkowitz’s effort to improve neurological care in some of the world’s most impoverished regions was shaped by his study of musicology at Harvard University gsas.harvard.edu/news/sound-mind

What forms the basis of intelligence, and how do humans and machines learn? That’s the question that researchers at the @KepnerInst are trying to answer. news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/…

Just talking to other people can stimulate different brain functions among socially isolated older adults, even when the interactions are internet-based, according to a new clinical trial news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/…

Nobel laureate Jennifer Doudna spoke of a future in which all patients can afford CRISPR-based therapies, all health care facilities can deliver them, and treatment can be done completely inside the patient’s body bit.ly/3Ujr6o9

Is private equity monetizing medicine at patients’ expense?

HMS research found that patients in hospitals owned by private equity firms suffered significantly more hospital-acquired adverse events. (via Harvard Magazine) harvardmagazine.com/2024/05/right-…

Health care policy experts say pandemic-era rules that promoted telemedicine should be made permanent to protect gains in quality of care and greater access for millions of patients bit.ly/4cWDmCt

How can we use our senses to remember things better? HMS alum and memory expert Andrew Budson explains. bit.ly/4b9xOTw

New research indicates that physical activity lowers cardiovascular disease risk in part by reducing stress-related signaling in the brain news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/…

This #EarthDay , explore the connections between the health of the planet and the health of its inhabitants bit.ly/3xUvFMN

Trees enhance our lives by releasing oxygen, reducing pollution, and preventing flooding.

Just being around trees and green spaces has been linked with improved mood and overall health.

#EarthDay2024
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“This is a milestone for PTSD genetics.”

Researchers have identified 95 locations in the genome that are associated with risk of developing PTSD. broadinstitute.org/news/scientist…

An annual tradition, the Harvard Medical School and Harvard School of Dental Medicine Class of 2027 created a music parody video for Admitted Students Preview Days youtu.be/7eoB0zGtsV4?si…

The “portfolio diet” — consisting of plant-based foods proven to lower unhealthy cholesterol — has been shown to improve long-term cardiovascular health (via Harvard Magazine) harvardmagazine.com/2024/05/right-…