Recent research suggests that it’s possible that the cure to insomnia lies in the tiny, recently discovered region in the brain stem—the part of the brain that, among other things, helps controls the basic functions of our hearts and lungs. They even named this new neurological nook: the parafacial zone. Patrick Fuller, assistant professor of neurology at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, led the research.
Most parents would like to have their newborns genetically tested for medical conditions and disorders, according to a new study. Robert Green, associate professor of medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, is the study’s senior author.
Paul Farmer, Kolokotrones University Professor of Global Health and Social Medicine and head of the Department of Global Health and Social Medicine, appeared on The Colbert Report to discuss the recent work of Partners In Health in West Africa.
Although low-dose aspirin may curb the risks of heart disease and colon cancer, the downsides appear to outweigh the benefits for many women, a new large study suggests. Nancy Cook, professor of medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, is one of the study researchers.
As evidence continues to build that the Mediterranean diet is among the healthiest on the planet, researchers reported that a diet rich in olive oil, fish and plant foods, as well as a glass of wine with meals, could lead to a moderately longer life span. Immaculata De Vivo, associate professor of medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, is a study coauthor.
During an event at Harvard Medical School, Paul Farmer, Kolokotrones University Professor of Global Health and Social Medicine and head of the Department of Global Health and Social Medicine, named infrastructural failures, rather than the Ebola disease itself, as the main obstacles to addressing West Africa’s epidemic.
For a herpes virus to go from a latent state to an active state, it needs to unpackage or unbundle its genes so they can be “turned on” and begin to replicate and spread. Researchers have found, if they block an enzyme called LSD1, those genes tend to stay bundled up and inactive. David Knipe, Higgins Professor of Microbiology and Immunobiology, coauthored the study.
Haider Javed Warraich, instructor in medicine at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, authored this opinion piece about new outbreaks of once-dead diseases.
How much sleep you get each night may depend to some extent on your genes, a new study suggests. Daniel Gottlieb, associate professor of medicine at VA Boston Healthcare System, is the study’s coauthor.
