Gender Differences Found in Grants
A faculty subcommittee of the HMS/HSDM Joint Committee on the Status of Women looked at grant applications and funding for HMS faculty and found that gender disparities in academic rank play a key role in funding disparities overall.

Sunitinib May Slow Spread Of Liver Cancer
Treatment with sunitinib slows tumor growth and reduces the risk of metastasis in an aggressive cancer of the liver.

Less Sleep Leads to Overweight in Kids
Infants and toddlers who sleep less than twelve hours a day are likely to become overweight by age three.

Relaxation Training Could Reduce Need for Blood Pressure Meds
Adding the relaxation response, a stress-management approach, to other lifestyle interventions may significantly improve treatment of hypertension in the elderly.

Increased Access to Drugs Would Cut AIDS Deaths
More than 1.2 million deaths could be prevented in South Africa over the next five years if efforts to provide access to antiretroviral therapy are accelerated.

Immune System Taught to Play Nice
A new study has moved immune tolerance research one step forward through the creation of regulatory T cells in an animal model.

Metabolic Regulator Has Hand in Controlling Vessel Growth
A gene known to regulate metabolism, PGC-1 alpha, also coordinates an entire program of new blood vessel construction.