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-…

Researchers are exploring the relationship between smell and memory and how it might be used to treat conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease and PTSD bit.ly/449ZeX4

Students and alumni spoke about the joy and sometimes overwhelming responsibility of serving humanity at the 10th annual HMS Master’s Symposium bit.ly/3xHLl68

CRISPR-based treatments are poised to address serious diseases — but first there’s a problem to solve, says Nobel laureate Jennifer Doudna bit.ly/3Ujr6o9

Across Harvard, members of the community have been exploring how generative AI will change the ways we teach, learn, research, and work news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/…

Incoming Harvard Medical School student Shubhayu Bhattacharyay has been named a 2024 recipient of a PD Soros Fellowships Fellowship for New Americans bit.ly/3UoX4zA

Congratulations to HMS physician-scientist Stuart Orkin, who has been named to TIME’s 2024 list of the 100 most influential people in the world!

Orkin’s research has led to the first gene therapy using CRISPR to treat sickle cell disease. #TIME100 time.com/6964969/stuart…

Researchers at HMS and MassGeneral News found an association between exercise and reduced heart disease risk — with increased benefit for people with a history of depression (via CNN) cnn.com/2024/04/15/hea…