Research Pinpoints Weakness in Lung Cancer’s Defenses February 7, 2025 Scientists uncover an enzyme that boosts cancer cell metabolism to fuel growth
The Year in Harvard Medical School Science December 18, 2024 Reflecting on research discoveries reported in 2024
Why Do Gliomas Tend To Recur in the Brain? December 5, 2024 First look at neuron-tumor connections illuminates formation, spread
How Genetics and Physics Interact To Form the Gut October 22, 2024 Studies illuminate connection between biology, physical forces in embryonic development
How the Gut Finishes Healing Itself October 11, 2023 Understanding how organs wrap up self-repair could lead to safer regenerative therapies
Scientists Discover Previously Unknown Way Cells Break Down Proteins August 24, 2023 The mechanism degrades short-lived proteins that support brain and immune functions
Disarming the Body’s Defenders September 29, 2022 Study shows how certain cancers neutralize T cells to subvert the immune system and help tumors grow
Immune Escape September 16, 2021 Cancer strategies to evade immune system differ by tissue type, study suggests
Repeat Offenders August 11, 2021 Analysis shows how a rare population of cancer cells contributes to disease relapse
As It Unfolds September 9, 2020 New organoids facilitate faster study of early lung cancer, potential treatments
Swap Meet July 9, 2020 Study finds "trades" of more than 50 gene variants underlie common blood disorder
HMS Professor Kaelin wins Nobel in Physiology or Medicine October 7, 2019 William Kaelin recognized for work on how cells adapt to oxygen availability