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Therapeutics

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Kidney Cancer Vaccine Shows Promise in Early Trial

February 5, 2025

The vaccine generated robust immune response in nine patients with advanced disease

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Study Finds Three New Safe, Effective Ways To Treat Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis

January 29, 2025

New options make care faster, safer, and more accessible

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Awards & Recognitions: December 2024

January 6, 2025

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

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How HIV Research Has Reshaped Modern Medicine

November 27, 2024

Decades of scientific work turned the tide on a fatal disease.

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A Universal Gene Therapy for Diamond-Blackfan Anemia Is Poised for Clinical Trials

November 25, 2024

Treatment designed to work across different genetic mutations

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Second Gene Therapy Shows Promise for Syndrome Involving Blindness, Deafness

November 15, 2024

Method restored hearing, showed signs of improved vision in animals and organoids

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A Drug-Free Nasal Spray May Shield Against Respiratory Infections

October 4, 2024

Gel-like coating wards off cold viruses, flu, and more in preclinical studies

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Gordon Freeman and Arlene Sharpe Receive Hamburg Award

September 26, 2024

National Academy of Medicine award recognizes contributions to cancer immunotherapy

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Researchers Harness AI to Repurpose Existing Drugs for Treatment of Rare Diseases

September 25, 2024

New AI model identifies drug candidates from existing medicines for thousands of rare diseases

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George Q. Daley Delivers 2024 State of the School Speech

September 23, 2024

Dean describes magnetic pull of research, education, service

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Harvard Medical School Researcher Wins 2024 Lasker Award for Work That Led to GLP-1 Therapies

September 19, 2024

Joel Habener, fellow scientists honored for discoveries paving the way to GLP-1 based treatments

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Training Inventors of Future Medicines

September 6, 2024

New educational opportunities immerse HMS students in drug discovery and development

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