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Research Education

Medical Students at the Vanguard of Advancing Science, Education, and Clinical Care

Mentored projects presented at 85th Annual Soma Weiss Student Research Day

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Research

Could Migraine Drugs Help Treat Endometriosis?

Research in mice suggests headache medications may reduce symptoms of the gynecologic disorder

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Research

Study Identifies Gut Sensor That Propels Intestines To Move

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

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3-D illustration human digestive system focusing on the small and large intestine.
Research

Probing the Mysteries of the Aging Brain

Research led by new faculty member Michael Segel focuses on mammalian lifespans

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Research

Open-Source AI Matches Top Proprietary LLM in Solving Tough Medical Cases

Greater competition between AI diagnostic tools should benefit patients and clinicians

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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

Are We on the Cusp of a Major Bird Flu Outbreak?

Scientists weigh in on the spread of H5N1 and highlight clues that portend what might come next

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Research

Blavatnik Therapeutics Challenge Awards Fuel Translational Research

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

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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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Research

Scientists Identify New Driver of Inflammation Implicated in Autoimmune Diseases

The protein can turn the body’s defenses against its own tissues to fuel inflammation and damage

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A close-up of inflamed tissue under a microscope
Research

How the Brain Balances Risk and Reward in Making Decisions

Research in mice identifies brain circuitry that supports certain reward-based decisions

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Research

New Imaging Technique Illuminates Bacterial Gene Activity

Single-cell analyses expand study of virulence, antibiotic resistance

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Colored dots overlap within the silhouette of a rod-shaped bacterium