Homing In On How the Brain Snaps to Attention March 14, 2024 Researchers implicate little-known neuronal activity with rousing ‘offline’ brain
Type 2 Diabetes in Youngsters May Be a Genetically Distinct Form of the Disorder February 23, 2024 New research challenges thinking about complex diseases with early-onset forms
Reexposing a Cancer Protein to Enhance Immunotherapy February 22, 2024 Study finds protein that tumors manipulate to escape immune detection
Using Retinal Images to Predict Risk of Eye and Systemic Diseases February 1, 2024 Routine ophthalmic procedure may help in preventive and diagnostic medicine
Experimental Gene Therapy Enables Hearing in Five Children Born Deaf January 25, 2024 Study co-led by HMS scientist corrects gene mutation involved in inner ear function
Possible New Way to Guide Stem Cells to the Retina November 21, 2023 Experimental strategy aims to treat glaucoma, vision loss
Annual Awards Propel Basic Discoveries Into Clinic November 15, 2023 The Blavatnik Therapeutics Challenge Awards aim to harness fundamental insights into new treatments
8 Harvard Medical School Researchers Receive NIH Awards October 26, 2023 Awards support high-risk, high-reward research
Unconventional Approach to C. Diff October 26, 2023 Lab experiments support treating inflammation rather than bacteria
How Huntington’s Disease Begins Before Symptoms Appear October 24, 2023 Study blocks cognitive symptoms in mice, advancing efforts at early intervention
10 HMS Researchers Elected to National Academy of Medicine October 19, 2023 Recognized for major contributions to medical science and health
Pursuing Three Gene Therapies for Rare Inherited Disease October 19, 2023 Researchers hope at least one will treat progressive blindness caused by Usher syndrome type 1F