As the NBA and NHL playoffs start, a Harvard sleep specialist advises rest, not more practice, for championship teams. Charles Czeisler, the Frank Baldino, Jr., Ph.D. Professor of Sleep Medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, is profiled. Research by Robert Stickgold, associate professor of psychiatry, and Erin Wamsley, instructor in psychiatry, both of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, is also cited.
Newer cancer drugs have in some cases shown dramatic life-extending results for patients. Yet cancer remains the second-most-common cause of death in the U.S. after heart disease, killing about 580,000 people a year. Research by Michelle Holmes, associate professor of medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, is cited. Vikas Sukhatme, the Victor J. Aresty Professor of Medicine at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, is also quoted.
As one of the inaugural recipients of a Twitter Data Grant, a team of researchers from Harvard Medical School and Boston Children’s Hospital will study new methods of detecting outbreaks of foodborne illness. John S. Brownstein, associate professor of pediatrics at Boston Children’s Hospital, will lead the project.
Many studies have found that regular aspirin use reduces the risk for colon cancer. Now scientists have found that aspirin may benefit some people far more than others. Andrew Chan, associate professor of medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital, co-led the study.
Athletes of all ages are working on their stability to improve stamina and minimize injuries. A project at Hebrew SeniorLife that is co-led by Brad Manor, instructor in medicine at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, is cited. Research by James Collins, visiting professor of systems biology at the Wyss Institute, is also cited.
Researchers have found a clever way of using cochlear implants to deliver new genes into the ear—a therapy that, in guinea pigs, dramatically improves hearing. Jeffrey Holt, associate professor of otology and laryngology at Boston Children’s Hospital, is quoted.
Monica O’Neal, clinical instructor in psychology in the Department of Psychiatry at Cambridge Health Alliance, authored this blog post on a less-discussed area of trauma: how trauma looks and is experienced by those who tend to be highly resilient.
The Food and Drug Administration is trying to decide whether to approve a powerful new prescription painkiller that’s designed to relieve severe pain quickly, and with fewer side effects than other opioids. Joseph Audette, assistant clinical professor of medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, is quoted.
Women who eat a lot of fat, particularly saturated fat, may be at higher risk of certain types of breast cancer, new research suggests. Michelle Holmes, associate professor of medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, is quoted.
