Health activists seek ban on diet products for minors September 8, 2015 Backers see danger in the pressure to look perfect. Sydney Bryn Austin, professor of pediatrics at…
Harvard geneticist, Stephen Elledge, wins Lasker Award, highest American honor for scientist September 8, 2015 Stephen Elledge, the Gregor Mendel Professor of Genetics and of Medicine at Harvard Medical School…
One third of diabetes in the U.S. is undiagnosed September 8, 2015 Diabetes affects up to 14 percent of the U.S. population—an increase from nearly 10 percent in the…
Gene manipulation may eventually be used to treat obesity, study says September 8, 2015 A new study from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Hebrew SeniorLife may have found a new…
Is a vitamin or mineral deficiency making you tired? September 8, 2015 Why you should sit up and take notice of your nagging fatigue. Anthony Komaroff, professor of…
Stressed out undergrads and the college mental health crisis September 8, 2015 Undergrads are struggling, many of them suffering from mild, moderate and severe mental illness. And…
Stephen J. Elledge Receives Lasker Award September 8, 2015 HMS and Brigham and Women’s Hospital geneticist recognized for discovering DNA repair pathway
Doctors urged to screen teens for major depression September 7, 2015 Doctors should screen teenagers for major depression, a federal advisory group said Monday, but only…
The opposite of hoarding September 7, 2015 For some, the need to shed possessions is a life-consuming illness—but the cultural embrace of…
An upstart in the certification of doctors September 7, 2015 What was once a one-time certification exam for physicians has slowly expanded to an ongoing and…
Delirium in older surgical patients threatens recovery September 5, 2015 Preventing postsurgical delirium in older patients can help ensure a successful recovery, a new…
