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In the first randomized, controlled trial to investigate if supplementation with vitamin D and/or Omega 3 fatty acids reduces the risk of autoimmune disease, Brigham researchers report that Omega 3 fatty acids alone did not reduce risk, but vitamin D or a combination of vitamin D and Omega 3 fatty acids was protective.
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Break Through Cancer is a foundation that brings together elite cancer research centers to collaborate on and accelerate research, clinical trials and cures for deadly cancers, including glioblastoma multiforme. The Brigham’s Nathalie Y. R. Agar, PhD, and E. Antonio Chiocca, MD, PhD, discuss this ambitious undertaking.
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The Women’s Sports Medicine Program at the Brigham aims to narrow the disparity in outcomes between female and male athletes following anterior cruciate ligament injury. Program Chief Elizabeth G. Matzkin, MD, explains how determining the optimal graft size and source for surgical reconstruction can improve outcomes.
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In an effort to clearly define the role of a geriatrician and establish best practices for the treatment of geriatric patients, Houman Javedan, MD, clinical director for the Division of Aging, developed a Geriatrics Clinical Reasoning curriculum that has completely transformed geriatric care at the Brigham.
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Studies have established a relationship between surgeon volume and patient outcomes in spine surgery. Given the additional complexity of spinal deformity surgery, younger surgeons may be particularly disadvantaged. Caleb Yeung, MD, Melvin Makhni, MD, MBA, and colleagues conducted the first study on this question.
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Researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital have published a proof-of-principle study showing vascular smooth muscle cells themselves can be transformed into endothelial cells.
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Endoscopists at Brigham and Women’s Hospital have conducted the first study in which plication endoscopic transoral gastric outlet reduction was combined with argon plasma coagulation to treat weight gain after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass.
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In the first study of its kind, Walter W. Chan, MD, PhD, at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and colleagues identified “clusters” of patients with laryngeal symptoms who were evaluated for reflux.
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Kathryn V. Papp, PhD, and Reisa A. Sperling, MD, at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and colleagues recently determined that very early Alzheimer’s disease is associated with a decline in existing measures of processing speed and memory retrieval.
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Patrizia Vannini, PhD, of the Department of Neurology, and colleagues conducted the first study of posttraumatic growth and other mental health factors related to COVID-19 among older adults. They describe how the pandemic affected Black and white older adults differently and name ways to foster posttraumatic growth.
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