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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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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

May 21, 2025

Inhibiting 15-PGDH blocks blood–brain barrier deterioration and protects mice from Alzheimer’s disease and traumatic brain injury

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and traumatic brain injury (TBI) are currently untreatable neurodegenerative disorders afflicting millions of people worldwide. These conditions are pathologically related, and TBI is one of the greatest risk factors for AD. Continue Reading

May 01, 2025

Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation and Harrington Discovery Institute Brain Health Medicines Center Invite Proposals for the 2026 ADDF-Harrington Scholar Award

Call for proposals on proteostasis and senescence are particularly encouraged, alongside all novel approaches to treating Alzheimer’s disease Continue Reading

April 29, 2025

Oxford-Harrington Rare Disease Centre Appoints Majid Jafar to its Advisory Council

Mr. Jafar is a distinguished international business leader and co-founder of the Loulou Foundation Continue Reading

April 16, 2025

Harrington Discovery Institute Opens Call for 2026 Harrington Scholar-Innovator Award

Unique program for physician-scientists to advance promising discoveries into medicines Continue Reading

March 19, 2025

International Harrington Prize Awarded to Dr. Owen Witte

2025 Harrington Prize for Innovation in Medicine recognizes groundbreaking contributions in the creation of targeted cancer therapies Continue Reading

February 18, 2025

Top Neuroscientist Matthew Anderson Appointed Co-Director of the Oxford-Harrington Rare Disease Centre

Renowned US Neuroscientist and Harvard Professor brings extensive expertise in academia and industry to advance rare disease research Continue Reading

February 05, 2025

Synergy for Change Award to Morgan Stanley GIFT and Harrington Discovery Institute

Award highlights collaboration between for profit and non-profit achieving great impact Continue Reading

January 27, 2025

Baby with spina bifida has promising future after fetal surgery with stem cells

At 18 weeks pregnant, Lindsey learned her baby had severe spina bifida. She joined UC Davis’s groundbreaking CuRe Trial combining fetal surgery and stem cells. Over a year later, her son is thriving. Continue Reading

January 15, 2025

Oxford-Harrington Rare Disease Centre Opens 2025 Call for Proposals

Scholar Award Accelerates Novel Therapies for Rare Diseases Continue Reading

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