In Print
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From Focus:
Healthy
Life Extended in Obese Mice
A compound that increases the life span of yeast, worms, and fruit flies now
has been shown to improve health and survival in mice fed a high-calorie diet.
The study, with co–lead author Joseph Baur (right), is the first in a series
by the lab of David Sinclair to determine resveratrol’s effect in
mammals. Mice treated with resveratrol, a plant-derived molecule found in red
wine, avoided many of the health consequences of obesity, even though they gained
weight.
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The HIPAA Paradox: The Privacy Rule
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Spotlight
Braunwald Receives AAMC’s
Rogers Prize
Eugene Braunwald, the Hersey distinguished professor of theory
and practice of physic at HMS and Brigham and Women’s Hospital,
was awarded the Association of American Medical Colleges’ David
E. Rogers Award, which recognizes a medical school faculty member
who has made major contributions to improving the health and
health care of Americans.
Student Scene
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New CT May Separate Low- from
High-risk Chest Pain Patients
The new, 64-slice CT scanner has an unprecedented ability to
generate high-resolution images of the coronary arteries to identify
dangerous plaques. Joe Ladapo reports that the technology may
therefore be able to determine which patients with chest pain
are at high risk for a heart attack. Used in the emergency department,
the scanners could then distinguish which patients belong in the
hospital and which do not.
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