In Print

Graham Ramsay

Tracing the Biology of Experience
Early childhood experiences play a major role in shaping a youngster’s growing brain. Toxic stress in one’s youth may cause health problems and disease in later life. This, at least, is the suspicion of a team of researchers embarking on a cradle-to-grave study of how early experiences embed themselves in biology and possibly lay the foundation for hypertension, diabetes, and heart disease in adulthood. Among the investigators are Takao Hensch, Laura Kubzansky (pictured), and Charles Nelson.

Upcoming

Countway Library Notable Books Series

Overdosed America: The Broken Promise of American Medicine

Tuesday, June 3
4:30 p.m.

Speaker:
John Abramson

Science Progress

How discovery happens.

Spotlight

Cross-school Department Launches New Website
The Department of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology, based at HMS and the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, now offers a web window on its research and educational programs. It was the first cross-school department at Harvard University.

Student Scene

Jeff Cleary

The Lowdown on High ExpectationsAfter two years of internship (in family medicine and in pediatrics), Tarayn Fairlie will soon become a senior resident. But the teaching and supervisory responsibilities that come with the position are causing some concern.

StudenTalk

Personal takes on issues inside and outside the classroom.

Lab Works

A multimedia site featuring Harvard Medical research.