58 Million Americans are Exposed to Loud, Frequent Noises, Including Firearms, at Work and Home
Study finds substantial noise exposures, with potentially serious long-term hearing health consequences, frequently occur in occupational and recreational settings (Source: BWH for Journalists)
Source: BWH for Journalists - March 16, 2017 Category: Research Source Type: news
58 Million Americans are Exposed to Loud, Frequent Noises,
Study finds substantial noise exposures, with potentially serious long-term hearing health consequences, (Source: BWH for Journalists)
Source: BWH for Journalists - March 16, 2017 Category: Research Source Type: news
Study details risks of death following ischemic or bleeding events more than one year after coronary stenting
A study by a multi-institutional research team has tracked the long-term incidence of death following ischemic and bleeding events occurring in patients more than one year after placement of a coronary stent. (Source: BWH for Journalists)
Source: BWH for Journalists - March 15, 2017 Category: Research Source Type: news
Putting Autoimmune Disease Genetic Links to the Test
Investigators took approximately 270 genetic loci associated with seven diseases and tried to map them back to causal genes using eQTLs in key immune cells. (Source: BWH for Journalists)
Source: BWH for Journalists - March 15, 2017 Category: Research Source Type: news
A Breath of Fresh Air for Severe Asthma Research
In-depth study of severe asthma yields new insights into the immunology of the disease with important clinical implications. (Source: BWH for Journalists)
Source: BWH for Journalists - March 13, 2017 Category: Research Source Type: news
Study highlights possible Achilles ’ heel in key immune memory cells
Genes involved in lipid metabolism are highly active in TRM cells, roughly 20- to 30-fold more active than in other types of T-cells (Source: BWH for Journalists)
Source: BWH for Journalists - March 9, 2017 Category: Research Source Type: news
Exploring a New Complication from an Emergent Tickborne Parasite
Investigating cases of warm-antibody autoimmune hemolytic anemia (WAHA) in patients after treatments for babesiosis (Source: BWH for Journalists)
Source: BWH for Journalists - March 9, 2017 Category: Research Source Type: news
New Technology Platform Propels the Use of “Organs-On-Chips”
A research team led by BWH has developed a novel technology platform that enables the continuous and automated monitoring of so-called “organs-on-chips”. (Source: BWH for Journalists)
Source: BWH for Journalists - March 7, 2017 Category: Research Source Type: news
Skin testing, computerized support tool can improve antibiotic use in hospital inpatients
Confirming whether or not a recorded penicillin allergy is real could reduce negative effects of alternate antibiotics (Source: BWH for Journalists)
Source: BWH for Journalists - March 6, 2017 Category: Research Source Type: news
Organ-on-a-Chip Model Offers Insights into Premature Aging and Vascular Disease
Progeria-on-a-chip model recapitulates blood vessel dynamics to better understand vascular disease and aging. (Source: BWH for Journalists)
Source: BWH for Journalists - March 3, 2017 Category: Research Source Type: news
Scientists Unlock Ability to Generate New Sensory Hair Cells
Scientists describe a technique to grow large quantities of inner ear progenitor cells that convert into hair cells. (Source: BWH for Journalists)
Source: BWH for Journalists - February 21, 2017 Category: Research Source Type: news
Clues in tumor genomes help predict patients ’ response to immunotherapy
Rsearchers have uncovered a surprising connection between the abnormalities in the number of chromosomes within a tumor& the tumor ’s response to a key class of cancer drugs, known as immune checkpoint inhibitors. (Source: BWH for Journalists)
Source: BWH for Journalists - February 16, 2017 Category: Research Source Type: news
Making the Stand-Ins Stand Out In Cancer
Team from Brigham and Women ’s Hospital uses systematic approach to reveal how cancer driver genes can substitute for each other and promote therapeutic resistance (Source: BWH for Journalists)
Source: BWH for Journalists - February 16, 2017 Category: Research Source Type: news
Study sheds light on the biology of progressive form of multiple sclerosis, suggests a new potential path for treatment
A research team led by scientists from Brigham and Women ’s Hospital (BWH) has revealed how an FDA-approved drug works in the central nervous system in mice to suppress chronic inflammation. (Source: BWH for Journalists)
Source: BWH for Journalists - February 8, 2017 Category: Research Source Type: news
Novel Tool Informs Women About Elective Egg Freezing
Personalized predictive model offers data-driven guidance for women deciding how many eggs to freeze (Source: BWH for Journalists)
Source: BWH for Journalists - February 6, 2017 Category: Research Source Type: news
