Advice about sleep deficiency in midlife, part 2 October 2, 2013 Orfeu Marcello Buxton, HMS assistant professor of medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, has…
Pheromone for the young October 2, 2013 The tears of two- to three-week-old mice contain a pheromone that deters adult males from sexual…
Gene scans solve mystery diseases in kids, adults October 2, 2013 They were mystery diseases that had stumped doctors for years — adults with strange symptoms and…
Hypertension Drug as Chemo Booster? October 1, 2013 In mice, losartan opens collapsed blood vessels in tumors, increasing cancer-drug delivery
Medical marijuana in Mass.: What's changed? October 1, 2013 It has been nearly a year since voters in Massachusetts passed a ballot measure allowing medical…
Study of hormone use in menopause reaffirms complex mix of risks and benefits October 1, 2013 A new analysis of hormone therapy for menopause reaffirms previous warnings that the drugs have…
Why is no one on the first treatment to prevent H.I.V.? October 1, 2013 Studies have shown that the H.I.V. treatment “pre-exposure prophylaxis,” or PrEP for short, has…
One more use for the iPhone eye exams October 1, 2013 Researchers from Harvard Medical School’s Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary have devised a way…
Harvard Pilgrim awarded FDA contract for drug monitoring October 1, 2013 The Food and Drug Administration, in an attempt to ensure the safety of popular medicines, is…
Symposium promotes Alzheimer's awareness September 30, 2013 Harvard College Alzheimer’s Buddies organized the first Harvard Alzheimer’s Symposium, which…
Worried about cancer? Get married September 30, 2013 Researchers who analyzed records of more than 730,000 cancer patients found that married patients…
Dr. Howser's army: The 3-year M.D. September 30, 2013 U.S. medical education is based on a century-old structure. Leading physicians are calling to…
