The author compiled a list of three areas where technological transformation will shape our lives. He mentions research by David Sinclair, professor of genetics.
Cancer is the leading cause of death for those under 85, but an innovative financing model for research hopes to change that. Edward Benz, president of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the Richard and Susan Smith Professor of Medicine, and Michael Goldberg, assistant professor of microbiology and immunobiology at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, coauthored the piece.
Scientists can now take snapshots of where and how thousands of genes are expressed in intact tissue samples, ranging from a slice of a human brain to the embryo of a fly. George Church, the Robert Winthrop Professor of Genetics and Jay Lee, a research scientist in Church’s lab, developed the technique.
There’s early evidence from a small study that people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis – also known as ALS or Lou Gehrig’s disease – who are fed a high-calorie, high-carb diet, may see the progression of their disease slowed. Anne-Marie Wills, assistant professor of neurology at Massachusetts General Hospital, is the lead researcher.
Researchers at some of Boston’s top institutions are at the heart of a new innovative method to help people with hearing problems. Researchers at MIT, Harvard and Mass. Eye and Ear Infirmary have developed a low-powered signal processing chip that can lead to a new cochlear implant that doesn’t require exterior hardware.
A congressional panel has approved President Obama’s pick for surgeon general, Vivek Murthy, for consideration by the full Senate. Murthy is an instructor in medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital.
New technology being researched by professors at HMS has made methods of gene surgery more efficient and accessible and can potentially help to address major diseases caused by genetic disorders such as sickle cell anemia. Research by George Church, the Robert Winthrop Professor of Genetics at HMS, is cited.
The biggest, broadest study of one of the hottest new trends in health care - the patient-centered “medical home” - found almost no benefits, researchers reported yesterday. Bruce Landon, professor of health care policy, is quoted.
