Researchers have discovered that genetic mixing of populations in India ended 1,900 years ago, around the same time the caste system was being codified in religious texts. HMS is mentioned as a collaborator on the study.
Alvin F. Poussaint, faculty associate dean for student affairs and a professor of psychiatry at HMS, marched for civil rights with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and is featured in this opinion piece.
Gleeson Rebello, HMS instructor in orthopedic surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital, is the author of a new children’s book called “DareBone’s Big Break,” which is about a boy who suffers his first major injury - a broken elbow. It is aimed at children of 4-10 years, as well as their parents and healthcare professionals or educationists who deal with children of that age.
Mininder S. Kocher, HMS professor of orthopedic surgery at Boston Children’s Hospital, is quoted in this article about handedness related to talented tennis players.
Children and teens may hear about the dangers of smoking from parents, teachers and friends, but they may be less likely to take up the deadly habit if they hear the message from at least one more important person: their doctor. Jonathan Winickoff, HMS associate professor of pediatrics at MassGeneral Hospital for Children, is quoted.
Happiness as preventive medicine likely depends on how you define it. If you think of happiness as fleeting and resulting from factors outside of yourself, like a new job or a Hawaiian vacation, well then it’s probably not so beneficial. But if you see it as inherently within you – something you give, rather than get – then it’s a different story. A study led by George Vaillant, HMS professor of psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital, is cited.
Kids with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are 20 times more likely to exhibit some traits of autism than children without ADHD, according to a new study. Joseph Biederman, HMS professor of psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital, is a co-author of the study.
Researchers and fitness trainers say whether you exercise in the morning, afternoon or evening, small changes in your routine can keep you from suffering midday blahs. Charles Czeisler, the Frank Baldino, Jr., Ph.D. Professor of Sleep Medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, is quoted.
A study published yesterday takes the first major steps toward predicting who will get Parkinson’s disease and what the course of their progression will be. Ole Isacson, HMS professor of neurology at McLean Hospital, is quoted.
