Sanjiv Chopra, faculty dean for continuing education at HMS and professor of medicine at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, is featured in this interview with his brother, Deepak, about their new book, “Brotherhood: Dharma, Destiny and the American Dream.”
Drugs commonly used to treat glaucoma may cause droopy eyelids and other side effects that can interfere with vision, according to a new study. Louis Pasquale, HMS associate professor of ophthalmology at Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, is the senior author.
A. Eden Evins, HMS associate professor of psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital, authored an opinion piece for the Room for Debate section of The New York Times about converging evidence that suggests cannabis is addictive for many and harmful to adolescents and to those at risk for mental illness.
Spyros Artavanis-Tsakonas, HMS professor of cell biology, has been appointed to the post of chief scientific officer of Biogen Idec Inc., the Weston biotechnology company perhaps best known for its multiple sclerosis drugs announced.
In the early days of the light bulb, Thomas Edison assured people his invention wouldn’t harm health or disrupt sleep. But as we increasingly migrate toward a 24/7 plugged-in society, Harvard sleep expert Charles Czeisler, the Frank Baldino, Jr.,Ph.D. Professor of Sleep Medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, casts doubt on that assurance.
Many diners are gobbling far more calories in their fast-food meals than they realize, a new study shows. Jason Block, HMS assistant professor of population medicine, is the lead researcher.
Everybody itches. Sometimes itch serves as a useful warning signal — there’s a bug on your back! But sometimes itch arises for no apparent reason, and can be a torment. Scientists now say they’ve got a much better clue as to how itch happens. Ethan Lerner, HMS associate professor of dermatology at Massachusetts General Hospital, is quoted.
For years, Charles Czeisler, the Frank Baldino, Jr.,Ph.D. Professor of Sleep Medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and HMS, has studied sleep. His work had shown that shifting sleep schedules could have dramatic effects on health. But it was his study of the circadian rhythms of a blind college student that convinced him that artificial light was even more potent than he had believed.
A new study suggests that cannabis compounds may help in controlling blood sugar. Murray Mittleman, HMS associate professor of medicine at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, is the lead author of the study.
Having surgery to remove the tonsils and adenoids significantly reduces sleepiness and behavioral problems in kids who snore, but it does not improve their performance on attention and memory tests. That’s the finding from a long-awaited clinical trial conducted by researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston Children’s Hospital, and elsewhere. Susan Redline, the Peter C. Farrell Professor of Sleep Medicine, was the leader of the study.
