A large study has found evidence that milk consumption may slow the progression of knee arthritis. Bing Lu, assistant professor of medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, is the lead author.
Doctors have successfully implanted laboratory-grown vaginas into four teenage girls suffering from a rare birth defect, creating new organs with feel and function comparable to that of a “natural” vagina, a new study reports. Samuel Lin, associate professor of surgery at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, is quoted.
A mathematical tool promises a recovery from jet lag in just a few days, even for extreme time zone shifts. While the model has not yet been proven in the real world, a recently released app will let people try it out for themselves. Elizabeth Klerman, associate professor of medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, is quoted.
This week, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center is expanding the use of Google Glass to its entire emergency department, and the hospital said it is the first in the United States to employ the device for everyday medical care. Steven Horng, instructor in medicine at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, launched a Google Glass pilot program at the hospital late last year.
An internal investigation has found compromised data in a stem cell study led by Brigham and Women’s Hospital researchers, and the paper has been retracted.
A new study reports that even though some lab mice ate a heavy, high-fat diet, they did not become obese because researchers found a novel way to tweak their metabolism. Barbara Kahn, the George Richards Minot Professor of Medicine at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, is the senior author of the paper. Qin Yang, assistant professor of medicine, is the co-corresponding author.
Several leading U.S. and European heart doctors are calling for curbs, or even a moratorium, on using devices meant to lower blood pressure by zapping kidney arteries, following a surprising failure of the technology in a clinical trial. Patrick O’Gara, professor of medicine, and John Jarcho, assistant clinical professor of medicine, both of Brigham and Women’s Hospital, are quoted.
