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The First Precision Medicine for a Genetic Heart Disease

September 11, 2025
Discoveries in the Seidman Lab gave way to a novel treatment for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
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Addressing Twofold Lung Damage

September 9, 2025

Molecule could hold a key to repairing tissue harmed by infection, inflammation

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New AI Tool Pinpoints Genes, Drug Combos To Restore Health in Diseased Cells

September 9, 2025

New model could optimize drug discovery

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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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A Tuberculosis Lab Makes a Community Healthier, Science Stronger

August 26, 2025

Federal funding cuts put global research collaboration at risk

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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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AI-Designed Proteins Can Boost Production of T Cells

August 19, 2025

Could help scientists develop next-generation cancer immunotherapies, vaccines

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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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Breathing Low-Oxygen Air Improves Parkinson’s Symptoms in Mice

August 15, 2025

Evidence that hypoxia can prevent or reverse progression suggests new way to address disease

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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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Could Lithium Explain — and Treat — Alzheimer’s Disease?

August 6, 2025

Study: Lithium loss ignites Alzheimer’s, but lithium compound can reverse disease in mice

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How the Brain Increases Blood Flow on Demand

July 16, 2025

New findings could improve understanding of neurodegeneration, brain scans

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