Warming up to brown fat October 8, 2015 Scientists know how to turn on these fat-combusting cells. Can these energy burners be used to…
Gene studies shed light on women’s reproductive health October 7, 2015 At the American Society for Human Genetics annual meeting on Wednesday, scientists from the Broad…
Predicting Violent Crime October 6, 2015 Soldiers at risk for violent crimes can be ID’d using predictive analytics
A case for taking risks on drugs for the dying October 6, 2015 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration will not approve a drug if there is more than a 2.5 percent…
Gene-editing record smashed in pigs October 6, 2015 Geneticist George Church (HMS) has co-founded a company that is developing genetically modified pigs…
What makes us happy, and how happiness makes us healthy October 6, 2015 Nancy Etcoff (Mass General) is interviewed about happiness.
Harvard technology could make open-heart surgery a thing of the past October 6, 2015 In research published last winter in Science Translational Medicine, scientists reported that they…
How a 3-D printer changed a 4-year-old's heart and life October 6, 2015 Surgeons in Miami used a 3-D printed model of a girl’s heart to plan her complicated surgery. Daniel…
Strong placebo response thwarts painkiller trials October 6, 2015 Potential pain treatments are struggling to prove their worth over a rising placebo effect seen in…
Strong placebo response thwarts painkiller trials October 6, 2015 Potential pain treatments are struggling to prove their worth over a rising placebo effect seen in U…
Less-invasive surgery may not be best option for rectal cancer October 6, 2015 Minimally invasive surgery does not match standard surgery for the treatment of rectal cancer, new…
Paying for Health Care with Time October 5, 2015 Hidden aspect of health care falls disproportionately on the disadvantaged
