A Harvard University team created a human airway “muscle-on-a-chip” that could be used to test new asthma drugs, leading to better treatments for the common condition. Donald Ingber, Judah Folkman Professor of Vascular Biology at Boston Children’s Hospital and director of the Wyss Institute, is quoted.
Dennis Rosen, assistant professor of pediatrics at Boston Children’s Hospital, authored this blog post about his experiences as a doctor communicating with patients with different belief systems.
Type 2 diabetes risk increased among lower socioeconomic groups with long working hours. Orfeu Buxton, lecturer on medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, is mentioned.
Claire McCarthy, assistant professor of pediatrics at Boston Children’s Hospital, authored this blog post about the influence of online reviews in selecting a doctor.
Scientists are starting to make advances in understanding cancer and how to treat it. Charles Roberts, associate professor of pediatrics at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, is profiled.
At a recent event, professors proposed a change in vital organ donation guidelines on both academic and practical grounds. Robert Truog, director of the HMS Center for Bioethics and professor of anesthesia at Boston Children’s Hospital, is quoted. Lisa Lehmann, associate professor of medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, is mentioned.
A current challenge in—and goal of—mitochondria research is pinpointing exactly how alterations in mitochondrial machinery lead to disease. Vamsi Mootha, professor of systems biology at Massachusetts General Hospital, is quoted.
Jeffrey Ecker, professor of obstetrics, gynecology and reproductive biology at Massachusetts General Hospital; and Neel Shah, assistant professor of obstetrics, gynecology and reproductive biology at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, participated in an interview about why doctors perform so many c-sections, how many are unnecessary and at what cost.
