February 2, 2006

Mirror, mirror Sabine Wilhem, associate professor of psychology in Harvard Medical School's Psychiatry Department, is the founder and director of MGH's Body Dysmorphic Disorder Clinic. She's had several patients get into car accidents while fretting about their reflections in rearview mirrors. (Staff photo Kris Snibbe/Harvard News Office) Full story

HARVARD GAZETTE ARCHIVES

Meditation found to increase brain size
Mental calisthenics bulk up some layers

Computer use deleted as carpal tunnel syndrome cause
More common in assembly line work

Long-term memory controlled by molecular pathway at synapses
In fruit flies, pathway differentiates between remembering for an hour or for a day

The first word on nouns and verbs
Why birds sing but sings don't bird

Associate professor shines light on shadowy condition
MGH's Body Dysmorphic Disorder Clinic offers help

Brigham pilot program connects people with their family histories
Aims to help people avoid health problems of the past