Hundreds of thousands of people in the United States have been infected with the potentially fatal “kissing bug” disease, but U.S. health care workers’ lack of awareness often prevents successful diagnosis and treatment, according to a report released this week. Jennifer Manne-Goehler, clinical fellow in medicine at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, is the study’s lead author.
Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) affects about one in 10 Americans each winter, according to a study by the National Institutes of Health. One treatment for SAD involves increasing your light exposure — but it can be difficult to tell how much you’re getting each day. Jacqueline Olds, associate clinical professor of psychiatry, and Richard Schwartz, associate clinical professor of psychiatry, helped deveolp a light-tracking device for consumers.
Modern Europeans have genetic ties that bind them together much further back in time than once thought, scientists report after analyzing a prehistoric Russian man’s DNA. Pontus Skoglund, research fellow in genetics, is quoted.
Dennis Rosen, assistant professor of pediatrics at Boston Children’s Hospital, authored this feature about the importance of incorporating cultural and religious beliefs into treatment plans whenever possible.
Two Harvard Medical School professors who spoke at Tuesday’s meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences in defense of Harvard’s new health care policy were present in violation of Harvard University Faculty of Arts and Sciences policies.
Researchers have determined that the genitalia of mammals and reptiles develop from two different tissues, but the structures share common genetic programs and molecular induction signals. Clifford Tabin, George Jacob and Jacqueline Hazel Leder Professor of Genetics and head of the Department of Genetics, led the research. Patrick Tschopp, research fellow in genetics, is the study’s first author.
More than 2 million men suffer from osteoporosis, but health care workers and patients perceive the ailment as a disease that primarily affects women. A new study suggests that this perception may contribute to a widespread failure to test and treat men for osteoporosis, a disease that weakens bones and increases the likelihood of fractures. Tamara Rozental, associate professor of orthopedic surgery at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, led the research.
