Five Harvard Medical School Faculty Named HHMI Investigators July 23, 2024 Award helps basic researchers and physician-scientists pursue their boldest ideas
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
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
Newly Identified Genetic Variant Protects Against Alzheimer’s May 15, 2023 Discovery points to new common disease pathway, treatment target
Scientists Regenerate Hair Cells that Enable Hearing April 19, 2023 Researchers move closer to gene therapy solution for hearing loss
Glaucoma-Alzheimer’s Link August 16, 2022 Gene associated with Alzheimer’s risk could provide treatment strategy to prevent vision loss
Estimating Hidden Hearing Loss June 29, 2022 New word-score model leads to better evaluations of cochlear nerve damage
Exploring the Brain May 4, 2022 PhD grad Eduardo Maury is deciphering somatic mutations to better understand neurological disease
Upending Dogma July 20, 2020 Study uncovers damage to hair cells as underlying cause of age-related hearing loss