Bone Repair by Silk March 11, 2014 Silk-based bone fixation devices offer better healing with lower post-surgical risk
U.S. News releases 2015 best graduate schools rankings March 11, 2014 Harvard Medical School kept its spot as the top medical school for research in 2015. Primary care…
Storytelling for health: Doctor promotes intimate patient narratives March 11, 2014 Annie Brewster, instructor in medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital, authored this post about…
People with intellectual disabilities get a say in drug trials March 11, 2014 Doctors, researchers and drug companies are coming up with simple designs to address a complex…
Researchers mixed on the merits of breast cancer screening March 11, 2014 It may be getting harder for women to know exactly what they should and shouldn’t be doing when it…
Immune therapy lifts hopes in fight with cancer March 10, 2014 An immune therapy approach that was on the fringes of cancer therapy is suddenly the hottest trend…
Exquisite, disturbing objects from 500 years of human anatomical science March 10, 2014 A new exhibit at Harvard called “Body of Knowledge,” opened last week and runs through December 5…
Scientists, start your Dictyostelium: Researchers rev up for slime-mold race March 10, 2014 Daniel Irimia, assistant professor of surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital, is building a…
Teens' brains make them more vulnerable to suicide March 10, 2014 Suicide is the third leading cause of death among teens 15 to 19 years old, according to the…
Jack Belliveau, explorer of the brain, dies at 55 March 9, 2014 Jack Belliveau, associate professor of radiology at Massachusetts General Hospital, whose quest to…
First test to predict Alzheimer's years in advance March 9, 2014 The world’s first blood test to predict Alzheimer’s disease before symptoms occur has been…
