Breakfast is an important meal for cultivating good health, but a handful of recent studies seem to be building a case for it ranking as perhaps the most critical meal for fifty- and sixty-something eaters, particularly when it comes to preventing and managing diabetes. Frank Scheer, assistant professor of medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, is quoted.
Mohammed Milad, associate professor of psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital, is interviewed about his research on an intriguing hormone-based hypothesis that might help explain why so many more women suffer from fear and anxiety disorders than men.
Rumors of germline modification prove true — and look set to reignite an ethical debate. George Daley, professor of biological chemistry and molecular pharmacology at Children’s Hospital Boston, is quoted.
Eric Lander, professor of systems biology and director of the Broad Institute of M.I.T. and Harvard, authored this opinion peice about fundamental problems with forensic science in the criminal justice system and how to prevent them.
Annie Brewster, instructor in medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital, authored this article about a patient who participated in a program at the Henry-Benson Institute of Mind-Body Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital.
New mammogram screening guidelines from an influential panel of U.S. experts reaffirm earlier guidance that breast cancer screening should begin at age 50 for most women, but they acknowledge that women in their 40s also benefit, something experts say is a step in the right direction. Daniel Kopans, a professor of radiology at Massachusetts General Hospital, is quoted.
Maintaining a daily coffee-and-aspirin routine probably isn’t harmful, but it’s too early to say it will protect anyone from cancer. Andrew Chan, associate professor of medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital, is mentioned.
Going to the doctor is an exercise in brisk communication, trust and vulnerability – talking about your health concerns isn’t easy. Add to this crunchtime a new doctor who rushes in, fails to provide an introduction and talks down to you throughout the session. But doctors with bad manners aren’t merely an added frustration while you’re sick: There’s evidence they could be hazardous to your health. Helen Riess, associate professor of psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital, is quoted.
