Identifying the risk factors for weight regain is an important first step in improving the long-term clinical outcomes of bariatric surgery.
The test incorporates cardiac biomarkers to accurately identify the involvement of the heart in the disease.
In a JAMA editorial, Vasan Ramachandran, MD, states that understanding the basis of elevated BP in young adults is critical for preventing the condition.
BUSM, VA researchers have identified a gene that might influence which individuals are at greater risk to develop severe CTE.
On Friday Oct. 26, the Framingham Heart Study (FHS) invited all of its participants to a two-part, daylong celebration – an open house at its headquarters and a public celebration complete with refreshments and distinguished guest speakers.
Preventing pain is crucial to improving quality of life and function in patients who suffer from OA.
The findings are an example of the unintended consequences some new health policies can have on specific populations.
An accompanying Lancet comment led by Tuhina Neogi, MD, PhD, noted that there is now ample data from randomized trials to support this approach.
Investigators from BUSM are heading up a new Contraceptive Research Center funded by an $8M grant from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.
These findings appear as a Research Letter in in the journal Pain Medicine.