Two paralyzed patients used their thoughts to direct a robotic arm to grasp objects, a striking advance in the quest to restore some function to people with paralyzed limbs. The study was a collaboration of researchers at Brown, the Department of Veterans Affairs, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School and the German Aerospace Center. Leigh Hochberg, HMS visiting associate professor of neurology at Massachusetts General Hospital, is the lead investigator.
A new study that makes use of powerful databases of genetic information has found that raising HDL levels may not make any difference to heart disease risk. Sekar Kathiresan, HMS associate professor of medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital, led the research.
Many primary care doctors — and even some oncologists — aren’t informed about important health issues affecting cancer survivors, according to a study by Larissa Nekhlyudov, HMS assistant professor of population medicine.
A new study examines the damage to the connections between the networks in Phineas Gage’s brain, finding that this probably contributed to Gage’s documented behavioral changes. The article mentions that Gage’s skull is on display at the Warren Anatomical Museum.
As part of an effort to better define its marketing strategy, Children’s Hospital Boston has decided to officially be called Boston Children’s Hospital.
According to new research, the disconnect between our social calendars and our biological clocks is creating a kind of jet lag which can lead to being overweight or obese. Matthew Gillman, HMS professor of population medicine, is quoted.
In a letter sent to the staff of the New England Primate Research Center yesterday afternoon, Jeffrey S. Flier, dean of the faculty of medicine at HMS, announced that R. Paul Johnson, HMS associate professor of medicine, has been appointed the interim director of the center.
