When we learn a new skill, the brain has to decide—cell by cell—what to change. New research from MIT suggests it can do that with surprising precision, sending targeted feedback to individual neurons ...

Lake: Artificial intelligence, done right, can bring to classrooms the same focus, individualization, urgency and care ...

Driving past Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle, I noticed a billboard that reads something like, “We treat your cancer like it’s YOUR cancer.” The message is more than a slogan. It ...

Characterized by weakened or damaged heart musculature, heart failure results in the gradual buildup of fluid in a patient's lungs, legs, feet, and other parts of the body. The condition is chronic ...

Student nurses are being taught how to work with people with dementia using drama techniques as part of a new project.

Coeliac disease affects approximately 1·4% of the global population.1 It is the only autoimmune gastrointestinal disorder for which the environmental trigger (gluten) is known. Treatment relies ...

Barclays 28th Annual Global Healthcare Conference March 10, 2026 1:00 PM EDTCompany ParticipantsLaura Niklason - Founder, ...

The transformation requires workers to adapt to rapidly evolving technologies, including mastering new systems within a short period of time. Such situations can lead to feelings of uncertainty and ...

In medical training, we are taught to fear forgetting. Forgetting diagnostic criteria. Forgetting medication doses. Forgetting the algorithms that promise clarity when situations feel uncertain. Exams ...

There’s a Victorian building in Indianapolis that looks like it was specifically designed to make people nervous, and the ...

Summary: We’ve long known that the brain uses “GPS-like” circuits to navigate physical space, but a new study suggests it does the same for our feelings. Researchers discovered that the hippocampus ...

By rooting their professional development in learning science, this district helped teachers figure out which strategies to use more frequently, and which to retire.