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Medical Students at the Vanguard of Advancing Science, Education, and Clinical Care

March 31, 2025

Mentored projects presented at 85th Annual Soma Weiss Student Research Day

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Could Migraine Drugs Help Treat Endometriosis?

March 28, 2025

Research in mice suggests headache medications may reduce symptoms of the gynecologic disorder

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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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Probing the Mysteries of the Aging Brain

March 20, 2025

Research led by new faculty member Michael Segel focuses on mammalian lifespans

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Open-Source AI Matches Top Proprietary LLM in Solving Tough Medical Cases

March 14, 2025

Greater competition between AI diagnostic tools should benefit patients and clinicians

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Stem Cell Therapy Repairs Cornea Damage Thought Irreversible

March 10, 2025

Regenerative medicine trial shows promise using patients’ own healthy corneas

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Are We on the Cusp of a Major Bird Flu Outbreak?

March 7, 2025

Scientists weigh in on the spread of H5N1 and highlight clues that portend what might come next

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Blavatnik Therapeutics Challenge Awards Fuel Translational Research

March 3, 2025

Awards aim to accelerate translation of discoveries made at Harvard Medical School into new…

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Scientists Identify New Driver of Inflammation Implicated in Autoimmune Diseases

February 20, 2025

The protein can turn the body’s defenses against its own tissues to fuel inflammation and damage

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The First CRISPR Medicine for Sickle Cell Disease

February 20, 2025
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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

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How the Brain Balances Risk and Reward in Making Decisions

February 19, 2025

Research in mice identifies brain circuitry that supports certain reward-based decisions

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