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Cross-section of lung tissue shows 6 structures with bright pink outlines and hollow middles, amid purple, green, yellow, and blue dots like a starfield.

HMS Announces Blavatnik Institute Early Career Investigator Awards

November 6, 2025

10 projects receive basic and translational research funding

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New Research Building Renamed as Veritas Science Center

September 3, 2025

Underscores Harvard Medical School’s commitment to research and discovery

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How Subtle Bacterial Shifts Keep Gut Inflammation at Bay

August 25, 2025

Study reveals molecular tweaks in gut bacteria maintain immunity, protect against IBD

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Unusual Allies: Vagus Nerve Cells Emerge as Defenders Against Flu Damage

August 19, 2025

Study finds sensory cells that detect tissue damage, irritants also rein in harmful immune responses…

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Research Identifies New Ways To Supercharge Cancer Immunotherapy

August 12, 2025

Findings, based on mouse studies, could pave the way for more effective cancer treatments

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Medicines That Unleash the Immune System To Fight Cancer

July 7, 2025
The story behind the development of immune checkpoint inhibitors, fulfilling the promise of cancer…
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How Lymphocytes Compete and Collaborate To Protect Against Unknown Viruses

May 14, 2025

Julia Merkenschlager explores how secrets of natural immunity can improve vaccines, treatment

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Inflammation and the Brain: How Immune Activity Can Alter Mood and Fuel Anxiety

April 8, 2025

Studies detailing brain-immune crosstalk could inform treatments for autism, anxiety

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Study Identifies Gut Sensor That Propels Intestines To Move

March 24, 2025

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

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Regulatory T Cells Found To Safeguard Brain Health, Memory Formation

January 28, 2025

Research identifies guardian cells dwelling in the protective layers of the brain

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Turbocharging CRISPR to Understand How the Immune System Fights Cancer

February 28, 2024

New approach to studying immune gene function could improve treatments for cancer, other diseases

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What the Pandemic Is Teaching Us About the Immune System

January 3, 2024

In the aftermath of the COVID-19 crisis, immunology may be entering a new golden age

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