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New research at @BrighamWomens shows the use of drugs such as Ozempic and Wegovy as anti-obesity medications more than doubled from 2022 to 2023. During the same period, there was a 25.6% decrease in patients undergoing weight-loss surgery. bit.ly/3O4GcKh
A team of researchers at @BroadInstitute, in a long-term project including industry collaborators at @Bayer and Trueline Therapeutics, has developed a compound called BRD-810 that holds promise as a therapeutic candidate for cancer bit.ly/4hHTnhT
"Any restructuring that would lead to an overall decrease in the support for medical research could really have a devastating effect," says HMS Dean George Q. Daley of potential budget cuts to the NIH (via @NPR) n.pr/48QhwyX
Laura Collins, an HMS physician-researcher specializing in breast disease, discusses an @AmericanCancer report showing increasing breast cancer rates, particularly for women under 50 and Asian American and Pacific Islander women bit.ly/4fABrnK
A new study in mice detailing the dynamics of dopamine release may inform the design of therapies to treat Parkinson’s bit.ly/4e3ob9W
From screening the blood to imaging the brain, two HMS scientists are working to speed the path from depression diagnosis to effective treatment bit.ly/4erx90R
Bharti Khurana, an emergency radiologist at @BrighamWomens, uses artificial intelligence with radiological data and a patient's clinical history to detect if someone is experiencing intimate partner violence. Her team is starting a new project to predict future health risks…
Learn about the long, proud legacy of Harvard students and alumni who answered the call to military service, including those at Harvard Medical School harvard.edu/in-focus/veter…
A new diagnostic approach that analyzes the growth and genetic activity in bacterial infections could reduce the need for broad-spectrum antibacterials. bit.ly/40FSPD5
A new genetic study that analyzed DNA from the remains of people buried in Pompeii reveals that some stories told for decades about the individuals’ sexes and family relationships are either not correct or not as simple as believed bit.ly/48IHWCH
A dad brought together a team of scientists and doctors to identify the unique genetic cause of their daughter’s ultra-rare disorder. Their discovery highlights the need to examine noncoding parts of the genome when diagnosing rare genetic diseases. bit.ly/3Cm0FI8
The HMS Office for External Education is developing a continuum of educational offerings — from learning the basics of AI to grappling with real challenges in medicine — so physicians, scientists, business leaders, and innovators can harness AI’s potential bit.ly/3YBbfU4
How does a for-profit health care system in the U.S. go from the largest in its field to left with nothing? Zirui Song, HMS associate professor of health care policy and medicine, weighs in on how private equity hospitals affect patients and health care employees. (via @NPR)…
A spontaneous headshake after a hard hit could signal that a person has a concussion, according to a study co-authored by Dan Daneshvar, co-chair of sports concussion at @MassGenBrigham (via @CNN) cnn.it/3AbGwnp
Harvard Medical School physicians and students are engaging in civics, policy making, and voter mobilization efforts to expand their ability to help their patients experience better care and outcomes bit.ly/3NEFdAc
Findings from a pair of studies could deepen understanding of how certain diseases of the gastrointestinal tract arise, which could inform development of more effective treatments bit.ly/48trOVb
“We are consuming about 5 grams of micronanoplastics per week; that’s the equivalent of a credit card.” Harvard researchers discuss the prevalence of plastic — and what to do about it. bit.ly/4fu3s07
Machine learning models can now predict the structure of proteins, a problem that stumped generations of scientists. But, says HMS senior research fellow @NazimBouatta, “structure is not the final story — we want to understand much more.” bit.ly/3NthjaP
Ryan Flynn, assistant professor of stem cell and regenerative biology, received an @NIH Director’s Transformative Research Award for his work on the glycoRNA molecule bit.ly/4fp4Kte
What a spooktacular week in Longwood! 🕸️ Students, faculty, and staff from Harvard Medical School, @HarvardChanSPH, and @dental_harvard dressed in costume, painted pumpkins — and were not too old to trick-or-treat! 🎃
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