Six months after the US Food and Drug Administration required cholesterol-lowering statin drugs to carry warnings about diabetes risks, Brigham and Women’s Hospital researchers conclude in a new analysis of a landmark study that the increased likelihood of diabetes is outweighed by the drugs’ protective effects against heart attacks, strokes and heart disease deaths. Paul Ridker, the Eugene Braunwald Professor of Medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, is the leader of the study. Allison Goldfine, HMS associate professor of medicine at Joslin Diabetes Center, is also quoted.
Research by Gottfried Schlaug, HMS associate professor of neurology at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, is featured at a three-day symposium on “Music, the Brain, Medicine and Wellness” in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
T. Berry Brazelton, HMS clinical professor of pediatrics, emeritus, at Boston Children’s Hospital, authored this piece about advocating for children’s health.
The University of Cambridge will receive 8 million pounds ($12.5 million) to create a new stem- cell research center, joining those established at the University of Oxford and Harvard University.
College of the Holy Cross student A. Joseph Dalton is hoping to gain insight into cardiac disorders by spending the summer in up-close and personal encounters with zebra fish. Dalton has been working under the supervision of Barry Paw, HMS associate professor of medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital.
American kids’ and teens’ cholesterol levels are, on a whole, improving, according to a new study. Sarah D. de Ferranti, HMS assistant professor of pediatrics at Boston Children’s Hospital, wrote an accompanying editorial.
Doctors have warned patients about drug interactions with grapefruit juice for years, but it turns out the tart drink might actually interact with certain drugs in a good way, reducing dosages and, therefore, costs and side effects, a new study shows. Jerry Avorn, HMS professor of medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, is quoted.
The Netherlands is looking to expand partnerships in the life sciences industry in the Boston area. HMS is mentioned as a place where many Dutch students and researchers work.
Scientists have identified a role for inflammatory monocytes in the progression of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (AML), indicating that these immune cells may represent a therapeutic target. Howard L. Weiner, the Robert L. Kroc Professor of Neurology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, is the senior author of the study.
