Approach builds on prime editing, advances journey toward universal gene therapies ...

Study suggests CDK2 inhibitors, currently being tested to slow cell growth in a few types of cancer, could be used to reduce ...

Daley laid out the institution’s response to recent challenges from the federal government and described a path forward that ...

Study provides insights into the molecular changes that drive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), a thickening and stiffening of heart muscle that can lead to heart failure or sudden cardiac arrest.

In studying a key cancer protein, Galit Lahav is revealing the importance of rhythm and timing in biology ...

The findings, published Sept. 10 in Science, provide an explanation for at least some of the patients whose PCD has been a genetic mystery and could improve doctors’ ability to diagnose the disease.

Certain features in the spleen hidden within imaging scans may signal a person’s risk of coronary artery disease (CAD), according to a new study led by Harvard Medical School investigators at ...

Two HMS postdoctoral researchers have been named Damon Runyon Fellows by the Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation. The fellowship supports postdoctoral scientists conducting basic and translational ...

In January 2026, Tim Andrews, who had received a genetically edited pig kidney in January 2025, became the recipient of a donated human kidney. His case represents the longest dialysis-free survival ...

Researchers have discovered that mammalian genes can combine to make chimeric mRNAs, which carry the instructions to produce previously unknown, functional proteins. The first chimeric mRNA they ...

The future of federally funded research at Harvard Medical School — supported by taxpayers and done in service to humanity — remains uncertain. Learn more. A team led by Harvard Medical School (HMS) ...

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