Turns out lowly thymus may be saving your life

Study suggests the organ plays a vital role in immune health, particularly cancer prevention.

Anne Manning • harvard
Aug. 2, 2023 • ~5 min

Resistant cancer cells can be targeted for elimination

Harvard University researchers have identified a unique characteristic of the resistant cancer cells, which could lead to an inhibitor can be repurposed and combined with chemotherapy to improve patient outcomes.

Jessica Lau • harvard
Aug. 7, 2020 • ~5 min

New method improves transplant safety in mice

The combination of the antibody CD117 and the drug saporin selectively targets blood stem cells, making transplantation safer by limiting collateral damage caused by the current standard of treatment, chemotherapy, and radiation.

Harvard Gazette • harvard
Feb. 7, 2019 • ~6 min

Serious campus readers share their favorite spooky books for Halloween

In the days before Halloween, we asked Min Jin Lee, Maria Tatar, and other serious campus readers to share with us the stories that have scared them most — and why.

Colleen Walsh • harvard
Oct. 29, 2018 • ~7 min

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