Nearly 1 in 3 Drugs Found to Have Safety Concerns after FDA Approval
Investigators have found that for drugs approved between 2001 and 2010, nearly 1 in 3 had a postmarket safety event (Source: BWH for Journalists)
Source: BWH for Journalists - May 9, 2017 Category: Research Source Type: news
I & #173; & #173; & #173;dentifying Notch Binding Sites and Their Relation to Leukemia Cells
Advancing the understanding of how Notch proteins act to stimulate gene expression (Source: BWH for Journalists)
Source: BWH for Journalists - May 2, 2017 Category: Research Source Type: news
Wireless Power Can Drive Tiny Electronic Devices in the GI Tract
Using mid-field wireless powering, investigators can transfer power from outside the body to electronics in the gastrointestinal tract. (Source: BWH for Journalists)
Source: BWH for Journalists - April 27, 2017 Category: Research Source Type: news
New Blood Test May Better Predict Gestational Diabetes
A single measurement of plasma glycated CD59, a novel biomarker for diabetes, at weeks 24-28 of pregnancy identifies women at risk of gestational diabetes (Source: BWH for Journalists)
Source: BWH for Journalists - April 24, 2017 Category: Research Source Type: news
Study Shows LGB and Straight Patients Are More Willing To Disclose Sexual Orientation Information Than Providers Expect
New research shows 78 percent of providers expect that patients would refuse to provide sexual orientation information if asked in the emergency setting, but only 10 percent of patients report that they would refuse (Source: BWH for Journalists)
Source: BWH for Journalists - April 24, 2017 Category: Research Source Type: news
A Promising Target for Kidney Fibrosis
Increasing SMOC2 in the kidney helped initiate and continue the progression of kidney fibrosis, while tamping down SMOC2 prevented it (Source: BWH for Journalists)
Source: BWH for Journalists - April 20, 2017 Category: Research Source Type: news
Few Medicare Patients Take Advantage of Free Annual Wellness Visits
Differences in visit use across the country observed (Source: BWH for Journalists)
Source: BWH for Journalists - April 19, 2017 Category: Research Source Type: news
Brigham and Women ’s Hospital Announces New Chief Nursing Officer
Madelyn Pearson, MSN, MA, RN, NEA-BC, will join BWH on June 12, 2017 as chief nursing officer and senior vice president of Patient Care Services (Source: BWH for Journalists)
Source: BWH for Journalists - April 11, 2017 Category: Research Source Type: news
Multivitamins Not Associated with Cardiovascular Disease Risk, Regardless of Initial Dietary Intake
investigators examined whether multivitamins might help prevent cardiovascular events among those in the Physicians' Health Study II with less nutritious diets (Source: BWH for Journalists)
Source: BWH for Journalists - April 5, 2017 Category: Research Source Type: news
Biological Age-Predicting “Epigenetic Clock” for Studying How to Extend Lifespan
BWH investigators have developed an age-predicting clock designed for studies in mice (Source: BWH for Journalists)
Source: BWH for Journalists - April 5, 2017 Category: Research Source Type: news
Paid Medical Malpractice Claims Decrease
Researchers report that the overall rate of claims paid on behalf of all physicians dropped by 55.7 percent. Pediatricians had the largest decline, at 75.8 percent, and cardiologists had the smallest, at 13.5 percent. (Source: BWH for Journalists)
Source: BWH for Journalists - March 27, 2017 Category: Research Source Type: news
An Intriguing New Gene Candidate in the Search for Alzheimer Disease Therapies
Investigators report the discovery of a new gene that is associated with Tau accumulation (Source: BWH for Journalists)
Source: BWH for Journalists - March 24, 2017 Category: Research Source Type: news
Using a Smartphone to Screen for Male Infertility
Easy-to-use smartphone app and accessory analyzes sperm concentration and motility with ~98 percent accuracy. (Source: BWH for Journalists)
Source: BWH for Journalists - March 22, 2017 Category: Research Source Type: news
PCSK9 Inhibitor Evolocumab Not Associated with Decline in Memory or Cognitive Function
Research finds no association between the use of the PCSK9 inhibitor evolocumab& a decline in memory or cognitive function. (Source: BWH for Journalists)
Source: BWH for Journalists - March 18, 2017 Category: Research Source Type: news
PCSK9 Inhibitor Evolocumab Significantly Reduces Adverse Cardiovascular Events When Added to Statin Therapy With No Major Safety Concerns
In patients with cardiovascular disease, evolocumab reduced LDL cholesterol by 59 percent and reduced the risk of adverse cardiovascular outcomes with greater benefit the longer the duration of therapy. (Source: BWH for Journalists)
Source: BWH for Journalists - March 17, 2017 Category: Research Source Type: news
