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Family Van Shows How Mobile Health Clinics Can Save Lives, Money

But federal funding cuts put the brakes on project to improve national health care access

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A brightly painted blue mobile clinic van parked on a city street. The side reads “The Family Van” and advertises free health screenings, with the website and phone number displayed above the windshield.

The First Precision Medicine for a Genetic Heart Disease

Discoveries in the Seidman Lab gave way to a novel treatment for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

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Kricket and Jonathan Seidman and industry colleague Robert McDowell share the story of the journey that led to mavacamten

New AI Tool Pinpoints Genes, Drug Combos To Restore Health in Diseased Cells

New model could optimize drug discovery

4 min read
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Addressing Twofold Lung Damage

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

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Eight circular views under a microscope of clusters of cells, ranging from sparse to dense

New Research Building Renamed as Veritas Science Center

Underscores Harvard Medical School’s commitment to research and discovery

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A wide angle photo of the newly named Veritas Science Center (VSC) building.

A Tuberculosis Lab Makes a Community Healthier, Science Stronger

Federal funding cuts put global research collaboration at risk

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Scientist wearing protective clothing, including a hairnet, face mask, and gloves, examines a petri dish with bacterial colonies inside a laboratory safety cabinet.

How Subtle Bacterial Shifts Keep Gut Inflammation at Bay

Study reveals molecular tweaks in gut bacteria maintain immunity, protect against IBD

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A human figure in a white coat, gloves, and stethoscope points to inflamed colon

Seeding Solutions for Bipolar Disorder

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

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Unusual Allies: Vagus Nerve Cells Emerge as Defenders Against Flu Damage

Study finds sensory cells that detect tissue damage, irritants also rein in harmful immune responses to protect the lungs

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Microscopy image of vagus nerve sensory cells

AI-Designed Proteins Can Boost Production of T Cells

Could help scientists develop next-generation cancer immunotherapies, vaccines

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Breathing Low-Oxygen Air Improves Parkinson’s Symptoms in Mice

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

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The Genetics of Height

A fascination with the heredity of height has led to insights about the biology of growth and disease

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A man in a white coat and blue button down shirt with red tie, holding a clipboard, stands under a statiometer and smiles at the camera