Health & Medicine


Can Multivitamins Reduce Cancer Risk and Slow Memory Loss?

The scientific evidence on vitamin supplements and age-related health decline

by Olivia Farrar

“He Found Himself at a Loss”

MGH program for caregivers began with a famed cardiologist’s firsthand experience.

by Lydialyle Gibson

Developing the Brain-Computer Interface

Benjamin Rapoport aims to aid neurology patients.

by Nell Porter Brown

Where the Grass Is Greener

Three distinguished scientists on leaving academia to advance biomedical research

by Jonathan Shaw

Caring for the Caregivers

What it's like to look after a loved one with dementia

by Lydialyle Gibson

The Immunity Engineer

Teaching T-cells to kill cancer—and other feats of biomedical science

by Veronique Greenwood

How Much Alcohol Is Safe?

Drinking alcohol increases cancer risk, but may protect against cardiovascular disease.

by Erin O'Donnell

Five Questions with Professor Jia Liu

Harvard bioengineer on AI in brain-machine interfaces, and using technology to treat disease

by Olivia Farrar

Eating for the Holidays, the Planet, and Your Heart

“Sustainable eating,” and healthy recipes you can prepare for the holidays.

by Olivia Farrar

The Evolutionary Case for Exercise

The off-label prescription from our hunter-gatherer ancestors

by Olivia Farrar

Harvard Alumnus Wins Chemistry Nobel

David Baker ’84 invents new proteins not found in nature.

by Lydialyle Gibson