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Gary W. Liu, PhD, Giovanni Traverso, MD, PhD, MBBCH, of the Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Endoscopy at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and colleagues show how a drinkable formulation called LIFT hydrogels could expand access to advanced therapeutics for people who have trouble swallowing pills.
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Brigham and Women’s Hospital researchers have demonstrated that a point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS)-first approach for evaluating nephrolithiasis in patients who meet certain criteria could produce substantial national cost savings, as well as clinical benefits.
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A recent scientific statement by The Lupus Foundation of America’s Health Disparities Advisory Panel, which includes Karen Costenbader, MD, MPH, addresses the relationship between social determinants of health and racial and ethnic disparities in lupus. It also recommends potential interventions to reduce disparities.
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Brigham and Women’s Hospital researchers have confirmed in a large cohort what previous research suggested: a lack of correlation between subjective dysautonomia and standardized objective testing.
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Using deep brain stimulation (DBS) as a research tool, Brigham and Women’s Hospital scientists have identified distinct neural circuits for Parkinson’s disease, dystonia, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), and Tourette’s syndrome.
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Behnood Bikdeli, MD, MS, at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, David Jiménez, MD, PhD, at Hospital Ramón y Cajal in Madrid, and colleagues recently conducted the first study to compare the prognostic relevance of cTnI with hs-cTnI in patients with pulmonary embolism (PE).
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A multi-institutional research group co-led by D. Branch Moody, MD, of Brigham and Women’s Hospital, received an Ammodo Science Award for their groundbreaking research on lipid molecules. Their goal is to develop effective diagnostic tests and vaccines against tuberculosis and other infectious diseases.
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Controlling a newly discovered pathway between the “anti-hunger” molecule N-lactoyl phenylalanine (Lac-Phe) and the widely prescribed diabetes drug metformin could lead to viable strategies to reduce body mass and improve health in millions of people. Lydia Lynch, PhD, and Marie McDonnell, MD, discuss their study.
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A multidisciplinary team of Mass General Brigham and Harvard Medical School investigators are drawing attention to systemic barriers to fertility preservation among sexually and gender diverse populations.
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A Brigham and Women’s Hospital study suggests endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty (ESG) is cost-saving compared with semaglutide for class II obesity due to greater effectiveness and lower costs of ESG and increased dropout rates over time with semaglutide.
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