Early HIV treatment a win-win, researchers report October 30, 2013 Providing early antiretroviral drug treatment for recently infected HIV patients and their…
Hormone levels may help predict breast cancer risk, study finds October 29, 2013 Doctors might better predict a woman’s risk for breast cancer by tracking levels of key hormones…
Cancer group releases Top 5 list of tests and treatments that doctors should avoid in some cases October 29, 2013 Performing a prostate-specific antigen, or PSA test for prostate cancer screening in men with no…
Poverty, neglect in childhood affect brain size, study says October 28, 2013 Poverty and lack of nurturing in early life may have a direct effect on a child’s brain…
Kidney disease costs Medicare $41 billion a year and yet often goes undetected October 28, 2013 Doctors often don’t test for it, and patients may have no symptoms until they are in crisis. Yet…
Science Studio: Aggression in fruit flies October 27, 2013 Edward Kravitz, the George Packer Berry Professor of Neurobiology at HMS, was recently a guest on…
The mystery of sleep October 27, 2013 We spend so much time asleep, there must be an important reason for it – or so the thinking goes…
The Harvard doctor who accidentally unleashed a zombie invasion October 25, 2013 Steven Schlozman, assistant professor of psychiatry at MGH, authored this NYTimes magazine story.
U.S. Recommends Tighter Control on Hydrocodone Pain Pills October 25, 2013 Vicodin and other hydrocodone-based painkillers, the most popular pharmacy drugs in the U.S…
Low-fiber diet linked with metabolic syndrome October 25, 2013 A new study of more than 23,000 people shows that those who consume low amounts of fiber in their…
Genetic test for autism refuted October 25, 2013 Replication attempt shows that earlier claims about a genetic test for autism were overblown…
Institute of Medicine Elects 5 from HMS October 24, 2013 Individuals recognized for outstanding professional achievement
