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February 28, 2026

My son was lost to a rare disease 17 years ago. Now the outlook for patients is so much brighter.

Op-Ed Authored by Lord (David) Cameron, former UK Prime Minister and Chair of the OHC Advisory Council published in The Daily Telegraph on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026 (Rare Disease Day) Rare diseases are not actually that rare. Collectively they affect 500 million people around the world. Some, such as Huntington’s disease...

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January 15, 2026

Oxford-Harrington Rare Disease Centre Invites Proposals for 2026 Award

Prestigious Scholar Award Accelerates Novel Therapies for Patients with Rare Diseases Continue Reading

December 23, 2025

Cleveland Researchers Discover Enzyme That Controls Both Weight Gain and Cholesterol Levels in Animal Models

New Study from University Hospitals and Case Western Reserve University published in Science Signaling Continue Reading

December 22, 2025

New Study Shows Alzheimer’s Disease Can Be Reversed in Animal Models to Achieve Full Neurological Recovery, Not Just Prevented or Slowed

For over a century, Alzheimer's disease (AD) has been considered irreversible. Consequently, research has focused on disease prevention or slowing, rather than recovery. Despite billions of dollars spent on decades of research, there has never been a clinical trial of a drug for AD with an outcome goal of reversing disease and... Continue Reading

November 20, 2025

Oxford-Harrington Rare Disease Centre Announces 2025 Scholars Advancing Promising Treatments

Ten scientists selected for second annual award to pursue innovations in gene, RNA, small molecule and cell therapies to treat rare and ultra-rare diseases Continue Reading

November 13, 2025

Support from Harrington Discovery Institute at University Hospitals Helped Advance Heart Attack Drug into Clinical Trials

Positive results at AHA Scientific Sessions, published in NEJM Evidence Continue Reading

October 15, 2025

Harrington Discovery Institute at University Hospitals and Case Western Reserve School of Medicine Open Call for 2026 Harrington-MSTP Scholar Award

Grant award provides MD/PhD candidates with funding and expertise to translate promising scientific discoveries into medicines Continue Reading

September 10, 2025

Oxford-Harrington Rare Disease Centre Announces David Cameron, Chair of its Advisory Council, as a Guest Speaker at Morgan Stanley Exchange 2025

In ‘A Conversation on Courage,’ Lord Cameron and Morgan Stanley’s Andy Saperstein discussed philanthropy as a catalyst for rare disease innovation Continue Reading

June 24, 2025

Nominations Open for 13th Annual International Harrington Prize for Innovation in Medicine

Harrington Discovery Institute and the American Society for Clinical Investigation seek nominations to recognize an outstanding achievement by a physician-scientist Continue Reading

June 03, 2025

Harrington Discovery Institute Announces 2025 Scholar-Innovator Award Recipients

Drug development grant will advance 10 physician-scientists’ discoveries toward the clinic Continue Reading

May 23, 2025

Former British Prime Minister David Cameron, Medical Leaders and Researchers from around the World Convene in Cleveland to Discuss Drug Development Progress

Scientific researchers and leaders from across the globe gathered in Cleveland, Ohio to discuss progress being made in drug development for a variety of conditions, including Alzheimer’s and rare diseases. Continue Reading

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