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Exploring CRISPR Technology To Enhance Cancer Immunotherapy

Tool identifies gene edits that boost CAR T-cell therapy effectiveness in mice

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HMS Scientists Win Funding From Blavatnik Biomedical Accelerator

New technologies take aim at urgent challenges from autoimmune disease to cancer

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Deaths Rose in Emergency Rooms After Hospitals Were Acquired by Private Equity Firms

Staffing, salary cuts offer likely explanation for increase compared to non-private-equity hospitals

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Making Real Gains in the War on Alzheimer’s

Researchers hope new technologies, approaches usher in effective treatment

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K. Lisa Yang Brain Body Center Launches at Harvard Medical School

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

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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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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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New Research Building Renamed as Veritas Science Center

Underscores Harvard Medical School’s commitment to research and discovery

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A Tuberculosis Lab Makes a Community Healthier, Science Stronger

Federal funding cuts put global research collaboration at risk

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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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