Posts by Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Preoperative management of inflammation may stave off cancer recurrence
A new study has shown that treatments that prevent inflammation and tamp down the body’s inflammatory response to surgery or chemotherapy can promote long-term survival in experimental animal models. …
Read Full ArticleNatural compound found in broccoli reawakens the function of potent tumor suppressor
Researchers demonstrate that targeting the gene, known as WWP1, with a natural compound found in broccoli suppresses tumor growth in cancer-prone lab animals. …
Read Full ArticleStudy finds tennis elbow treatments provide little to no benefit
The painful condition known as “tennis elbow” results from overuse of the tendons in the forearm, typically in a patient’s dominant arm. A repetitive stress injury, tennis elbow affects not just athletes, but also tradesmen, …
Read Full ArticleOut like a light: Researchers identify brain’s ‘sleep switch’
Two decades ago, Clifford B. Saper, MD/PhD, Chairman of the Department of Neurology at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC), and colleagues discovered a set of nerve cells they thought might be the switch …
Read Full ArticleArsenic in combination with an existing drug could combat cancer
Investigators have discovered that arsenic in combination with an existing leukemia drug work together to target a master cancer regulator. …
Read Full ArticleNew light shed on relationship between calorie-burning brown fat and muscle function
Abundant in human babies and small mammals, brown adipose tissue (BAT), or brown fat, was only recently discovered in human adults, and its role remains unclear. …
Read Full ArticleSavory foods may promote healthy eating through effects on the brain
Researchers have found that consuming a broth rich in umami–or savory taste–can cause subtle changes in the brain that promote healthy eating behaviors and food choices, especially in women at risk of obesity. …
Read Full ArticleTraffic-related pollution linked to risk of asthma in children
Twenty-five million Americans suffer from asthma, a chronic lung disease that has been on the rise since the 1980s. While physicians have long known that smog and pollution can bring on an asthma attack among children …
Read Full ArticleCancer’s gene-determined ‘immune landscape’ dictates progression of prostate tumors
The field of immunotherapy – the harnessing of patients’ own immune systems to fend off cancer – is revolutionizing cancer treatment today. However, clinical trials often show marked improvements in only small subsets of patients, …
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