A pilot program to put certified nursing assistants in leadership positions is helping to move Hebrew SeniorLife’s nursing-home culture away from an institutional feel to a model where residents get more choice and freedom in their day-to-day activities.
A study released Thursday found that 25 healthy men who got a dose of aerosolized oxytocin and then offered a man-sized serving of breakfast consumed fewer calories, decreased their fat intake, and showed improved measures of metabolic function such as insulin sensitivity. Elizabeth Lawson, assistant professor of medicine, led the study.
Survivors, emergency workers and the father of a victim gave testimony in the second day of the Boston Marathon bombing trial. Roger Pitman, professor of psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital, is quoted.
How easy would it be to edit a human embryo using CRISPR? Very easy, experts say. Luhan Yang, research fellow in genetics, and David Sinclair, professor of genetics, are quoted. George Church, Robert Winthrop Professor of Genetics, is mentioned.
Arshya Vahabzadeh, clinical fellow in psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital, authored this blog post about technology companies that have been stepping forward to focus their resources on projects to help individuals with autism.
The negative words we use to describe drug addiction – “clean” vs. “dirty,” “patient” vs. “addict” – can drive some individuals away from the very help they so desperately need. John Kelly, Elizabeth R. Spallin Associate Professor of Psychiatry in the Field of Addiction Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital, is quoted.
New DNA evidence suggests that herders from the grasslands of today’s Russia and Ukraine carried the roots of modern European languages across the continent some 4,500 years ago. Iosif Lazaridis, research fellow in genetics, is coauthor of the study.
Abraham Morgentaler, associate clinical professor of surgery at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, discusses his book “The Truth about Men and Sex: Intimate Secrets from the Doctor’s Office,” that aims to break stereotypes he said have plagued men for years.
Gene Beresin, professor of psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital, authored this blog post arguing that the psychological, emotional and moral injuries of war deserve the same recognition as physical injuries.
