For heart surgery, a glue replaces needle and thread January 9, 2014 Researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston Children’s Hospital, and MIT have developed a…
Rafael Campo's student physicians embrace poetry to hone art of healing January 9, 2014 Rafael Campo, associate professor of medicine at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and a poet…
A lesser-known dementia that steals personality January 9, 2014 Frontotemporal dementia, unlike Alzheimer’s, often hits people in the prime of their lives, and…
If Gabby Giffords still struggles to speak, how can she sing? January 9, 2014 It seems mysterious to most of us, but neurologists say there are decades of documented cases of…
Expectations Influence Effects of Medications and Placebo January 8, 2014 With migraine, what you do know may help you.
Exercise benefits lie in molecule called BAIBA, scientists find January 8, 2014 A new study shows that levels of the molecule BAIBA – short for beta-aminoisobutyric acid –…
What's in a sugar pill? Maybe more than you think January 8, 2014 Doctors trying to use psychology to boost the power of migraine medication have made a startling…
With help of victims from 1849, scientists decode early strain of cholera January 8, 2014 Using bits of human intestine stored in a Philadelphia medical museum in 1849, scientists have…
How to motivate yourself all year long January 8, 2014 Many of us make New Year’s resolutions at the onset of each new year, but research shows that very…
This ancient martial art can fight disease, calm the mind and slow aging January 8, 2014 Like yoga, tai chi is a type of moving meditation – a gentle exercise that focuses on the breath…
HMS to Oversee Undiagnosed Diseases Network January 7, 2014 Effort to build upon successful NIH-based program
