Disease Mechanisms

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

Twice-a-year injection with lenacapavir can prevent HIV infection

Shira Weingarten-Gabbay finds proteins that help immune system ward off viruses

More efficient and authentic cell creation enables immune studies, drug development

Honors received by HMS faculty, postdocs, staff, and students

Corey Allard studies the extremes and exceptions to uncover fundamental biological principles

Julia Merkenschlager explores how secrets of natural immunity can improve vaccines, treatment

For graduating PhD student Chris Buswinka, an interest in music and the ear led to an unexpected…

Study offers insights for new ways to treat and prevent both conditions