63 Results
Research Care Delivery

Stem Cell Therapy Repairs Cornea Damage Thought Irreversible

Regenerative medicine trial shows promise using patients’ own healthy corneas

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In an operating room, three people in blue surgical gowns, masks, and head covers look through microscopes while performing surgery on a patient.
Research

Blavatnik Therapeutics Challenge Awards Fuel Translational Research

Awards aim to accelerate translation of discoveries made at Harvard Medical School into new medicines

3 min read
Two scientists — one in a lab coat and one in a cardigan — collaborate at a whiteboard with chemical diagrams
Research Care Delivery

Creating the World’s First CRISPR Medicine, for Sickle Cell Disease

How a genetic insight paired with gene editing technology led to a life-changing new therapy

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Stuart Orkin, standing in a laboratory wearing a suit, looks into the camera with a slight smile
Care Delivery

Surgeons Perform Second Pig Kidney Transplant at Massachusetts General Hospital

Surgery moves field closer to alleviating organ shortages, saving lives

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Eight people in surgical garb cluster around an operating table
Research

Kidney Cancer Vaccine Shows Promise in Early Trial

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

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Research Care Delivery

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

New options make care faster, safer, and more accessible

3 min read
The germs that cause tuberculosis appear as clumps of red and yellow rod-shaped particles on a jade-green background.
Awards and Recognitions

Awards & Recognitions: December 2024

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

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Research

How HIV Research Has Reshaped Modern Medicine

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

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A bright circular virus particle shines in the center of an image against a dark background, with the edge of an infected cell seen in one corner.
Research

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

Treatment designed to work across different genetic mutations

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Red blood cells appear as dozens of spheres under a microscope
Research

Second Gene Therapy Shows Promise for Syndrome Involving Blindness, Deafness

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

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Cells in a row under a microscope have wider bases and long tails bending slightly to the left like reeds in a breeze. Each cell is fluorescently tagged purple with a dot of green about halfway up.
Research

A Drug-Free Nasal Spray May Shield Against Respiratory Infections

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

4 min read
A closeup of a nasal spray nozzle releasing mist into the air
Awards and Recognitions

Gordon Freeman and Arlene Sharpe Receive Hamburg Award

National Academy of Medicine award recognizes contributions to cancer immunotherapy

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Gordon Freeman and Arlene Sharpe with the Hamburg Award on a dark background