Some infants who pass away from sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) are known to have had acute minor infections. Could these have played a role in their death? Using next-generation molecular tools, a new study provides evidence that undiagnosed inflammation and occult infection can contribute to SIDS and the brainstem pathology seen in some infants.

A documentary film from the Tianqiao & Chrissy Chen Institute featuring interview with HBI co-director Mike Greenberg, has won three Cannes Corporate Media and TV Awards

HMS News article on new research from the lab of Susan Dymecki and colleagues, suggesting that certain serotonin neurons contribute to a fail-safe necessary for recovery from interrupted breathing in newborn mice

Xiaowei Zhuang was awarded this prize “for discovering hidden structures in cells by developing super-resolution imaging – a method that transcends the fundamental spatial resolution limit of light microscopy.”

Considered one of the highest honors in the fields of health and medicine.

The Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Center at Boston Children’s Hospital celebrated its fiftieth anniversary on October 30th.

Congratulations to Paola Arlotta who was named chair of Harvard Department of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology.