Disease Mechanisms

Qinheng Zheng uses a daring approach to reveal new treatments for cancer

10 projects receive basic and translational research funding

Research reveals Alzheimer’s disease-like DNA damage, hints at immune involvement

Researchers discover alterations are surprisingly common, identify genes involved

Researchers hope new technologies, approaches usher in effective treatment

Center will bring together scientists working to demystify brain-body communication

Molecule could hold a key to repairing tissue harmed by infection, inflammation

New model could optimize drug discovery

Underscores Harvard Medical School’s commitment to research and discovery

11 new “outside-the-box” projects seek to illuminate causes, innovative treatments

Evidence that hypoxia can prevent or reverse progression suggests new way to address disease

Study: Lithium loss ignites Alzheimer’s, but lithium compound can reverse disease in mice