Matthew Gillman (Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute) will lead a long-term study to measure factors that shape the health of children from birth to age 21.
Heavy marijuana use in the late teen years puts men at a higher risk for death by age 60, a new long-term study suggests. Kevin Hill (McLean) is quoted.
The tone of news stories about celebrity breast cancer treatments may be influencing women’s decisions about their own therapy, researchers suggest. Nancy Keating (HMS) is quoted.
The first night people sleep in a new place, one of their brain hemispheres remains somewhat alert, a study shows. Steven Stufflebeam (Mass General) and Jyrki Ahveninen (Mass General) are quoted.
