Exploring CRISPR Technology To Enhance Cancer Immunotherapy September 25, 2025 Tool identifies gene edits that boost CAR T-cell therapy effectiveness in mice
Making Real Gains in the War on Alzheimer’s September 19, 2025 Researchers hope new technologies, approaches usher in effective treatment
Harvard Medical School Researcher Wins 2025 Breakthrough Prize for Work on GLP-1 April 5, 2025 Joel Habener is one of five scientists recognized for research that transformed diabetes treatment
Stem Cell Therapy Repairs Cornea Damage Thought Irreversible March 10, 2025 Regenerative medicine trial shows promise using patients’ own healthy corneas
Blavatnik Therapeutics Challenge Awards Fuel Translational Research March 3, 2025 Awards aim to accelerate translation of discoveries made at Harvard Medical School into new…
Creating the World’s First CRISPR Medicine, for Sickle Cell Disease February 20, 2025 How a genetic insight paired with gene editing technology led to a life-changing new therapy
Surgeons Perform Second Pig Kidney Transplant at Massachusetts General Hospital February 7, 2025 Surgery moves field closer to alleviating organ shortages, saving lives
Kidney Cancer Vaccine Shows Promise in Early Trial February 5, 2025 The vaccine generated robust immune response in nine patients with advanced disease
How HIV Research Has Reshaped Modern Medicine November 27, 2024 Decades of scientific work turned the tide on a fatal disease.
Gordon Freeman and Arlene Sharpe Receive Hamburg Award September 26, 2024 National Academy of Medicine award recognizes contributions to cancer immunotherapy
Harvard Medical School Researcher Wins 2024 Lasker Award for Work That Led to GLP-1 Therapies September 19, 2024 Joel Habener, fellow scientists honored for discoveries paving the way to GLP-1 based treatments
New Strategy for Preventing Relapse After CAR T-Cell Therapy August 2, 2024 Booster treatment improved long-term immune therapy success in models of multiple myeloma