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How Lymphocytes Compete and Collaborate To Protect Against Unknown Viruses

May 14, 2025

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

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Using AI to Power the Study and Treatment of Hearing Loss

May 7, 2025

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

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New Clues Into Deadly Aortic Aneurysms and Hypertension

May 7, 2025

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

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Investigating the Molecular Intricacies of Interoception

May 1, 2025

HMS researcher Rachel Wolfson studies how the brain receives signals from gastrointestinal organs

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Harvard Medical School Researcher Receives Prestigious 2025 Gairdner Award

April 11, 2025

Spyros Artavanis-Tsakonas recognized for research on fundamental cell signaling pathway

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Inflammation and the Brain: How Immune Activity Can Alter Mood and Fuel Anxiety

April 8, 2025

Studies detailing brain-immune crosstalk could inform treatments for autism, anxiety

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Harvard Medical School Researcher Wins 2025 Breakthrough Prize for Work on GLP-1

April 5, 2025

Joel Habener is one of five scientists recognized for research that transformed diabetes treatment

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How A Small Number of Mutations Can Fuel Outbreaks of Western Equine Encephalitis Virus

April 4, 2025

Study shows how spike protein changes determine the risk of viral outbreaks

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Awards & Recognitions: March 2025

April 2, 2025

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

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2 HMS Faculty Elected Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science

March 28, 2025

Lifetime honor recognizes scientific excellence

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Study Identifies Gut Sensor That Propels Intestines To Move

March 24, 2025

Protein responds to pressure, inflammation, exercise to help food pass through colon

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4 Harvard Medical School Researchers Receive Damon Runyon Awards

March 6, 2025

Funding provides early-career support to advance cancer research

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