Latest news from Beth Israel Lahey Health on Newswise en-us Copyright 2024 Newswise 115 31 / /images/newswise-logo-rss.gif /articles/triple-antibody-therapy-shows-promise-for-long-lasting-hiv-control/?sc=rsin /articles/triple-antibody-therapy-shows-promise-for-long-lasting-hiv-control/?sc=rsin Thu, 12 Sep 2024 09:05:26 EST In a study of 12 participants, researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) have demonstrated that a cocktail of three broadly neutralizing antibodies (bNAb) successfully suppressed virus in people living with HIV. A subset of participants also demonstrated long-term control of the virus months after antibody levels declined to low or undetectable. Beth Israel Lahey Health /articles/ulcers-and-damage-to-upper-gastrointestinal-tract-linked-to-increased-risk-of-parkinson-s-disease-research-demonstrates/?sc=rsin /articles/ulcers-and-damage-to-upper-gastrointestinal-tract-linked-to-increased-risk-of-parkinson-s-disease-research-demonstrates/?sc=rsin Fri, 06 Sep 2024 11:05:10 EST A study led by researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) found the risk of developing Parkinson's disease was 76 percent higher among those with a history of damage to the lining of their upper gastrointestinal (GI) tract than among those without. Beth Israel Lahey Health /articles/joslin-diabetes-center-investigator-rohit-n-kulkarni-md-phd-awarded-10-million-nihniddk-grant-for-pioneering-diabetes-and-obesity-research/?sc=rsin /articles/joslin-diabetes-center-investigator-rohit-n-kulkarni-md-phd-awarded-10-million-nihniddk-grant-for-pioneering-diabetes-and-obesity-research/?sc=rsin Mon, 12 Aug 2024 10:05:30 EST Rohit N. Kulkarni, MD, PhD, the Diabetes Research and Wellness Foundation Endowed Chair and Co-Head of the Section on Islet & Regenerative Biology at Joslin Diabetes Center, has been awarded $9,920,607 from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Beth Israel Lahey Health /articles/in-brief-multi-omics-analysis-identifies-molecularly-defined-alzheimer-s-disease-subtypes/?sc=rsin /articles/in-brief-multi-omics-analysis-identifies-molecularly-defined-alzheimer-s-disease-subtypes/?sc=rsin Mon, 10 Jun 2024 18:00:00 EST Investigators used machine learning approaches to integrate high-throughput transcriptomic, proteomic, metabolomic, and lipidomic profiles to provide novel critical molecular insights into Alzheimer's Disease (AD) that single-omic analyses cannot offer. Beth Israel Lahey Health /articles/beth-israel-lahey-health-launches-heart-transplant-program/?sc=rsin /articles/beth-israel-lahey-health-launches-heart-transplant-program/?sc=rsin Thu, 05 Oct 2023 09:05:48 EST Beth Israel Lahey Health has expanded its cardiovascular services to include heart transplantation based at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Beth Israel Lahey Health /articles/research-studies-focus-on-optimizing-joint-replacement-surgery-outcomes/?sc=rsin /articles/research-studies-focus-on-optimizing-joint-replacement-surgery-outcomes/?sc=rsin Fri, 12 Aug 2022 14:05:11 EST Two studies are included: Total joint replacement outcomes in the unhoused and health literacy linked to shoulder arthroplasty outcomes Beth Israel Lahey Health /articles/black-adults-treated-for-common-arterial-disease-are-at-greater-risk-of-amputation-and-death-than-white-adults-researchers-show/?sc=rsin /articles/black-adults-treated-for-common-arterial-disease-are-at-greater-risk-of-amputation-and-death-than-white-adults-researchers-show/?sc=rsin Tue, 19 Jul 2022 10:20:48 EST In this study, researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center found that Black adults underwent significantly more endovascular peripheral vascular interventions (PVI), were treated for more advanced disease and were also more likely to experience adverse outcomes following PVI procedures, including amputation and death.   Beth Israel Lahey Health /articles/cardiac-death-rates-declined-for-both-black-and-white-americans-since-1999-but-racial-disparities-persist/?sc=rsin /articles/cardiac-death-rates-declined-for-both-black-and-white-americans-since-1999-but-racial-disparities-persist/?sc=rsin Mon, 18 Jul 2022 15:50:35 EST Researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center conducted a comprehensive investigation of national trends in cardiovascular mortality among Black and white women and men across multiple socio-demographic domains and found a decline in cardiovascular mortality rates across all groups over the last 20 years. Beth Israel Lahey Health /articles/cold-temps-may-help-to-combat-obesity-and-related-metabolic-diseases-by-reducing-inflammation-researchers-find/?sc=rsin /articles/cold-temps-may-help-to-combat-obesity-and-related-metabolic-diseases-by-reducing-inflammation-researchers-find/?sc=rsin Mon, 27 Jun 2022 17:10:04 EST Researchers report that exposure to cold temperatures resolved obesity-induced inflammation while improving insulin sensitivity and glucose tolerance in diet-induced obese mice. Beth Israel Lahey Health /articles/mental-health-and-substance-use-among-adolescents-experiencing-homelessness-in-the-united-states/?sc=rsin /articles/mental-health-and-substance-use-among-adolescents-experiencing-homelessness-in-the-united-states/?sc=rsin Tue, 10 May 2022 11:30:24 EST In a new paper published in JAMA, researchers evaluated mental health and substance use among homeless and housed high school students surveyed voluntarily and anonymously in 2019. Beth Israel Lahey Health /articles/lahey-hospital-medical-center-opens-new-hypertrophic-cardiomyopathy-center/?sc=rsin /articles/lahey-hospital-medical-center-opens-new-hypertrophic-cardiomyopathy-center/?sc=rsin Mon, 02 May 2022 13:15:07 EST Lahey Hospital & Medical Center (LHMC) today announced the opening of its new Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM) medical and surgical center. Beth Israel Lahey Health /articles/grandmaternal-exercise-has-benefits-for-grand-offspring-researchers-find/?sc=rsin /articles/grandmaternal-exercise-has-benefits-for-grand-offspring-researchers-find/?sc=rsin Thu, 28 Apr 2022 11:05:02 EST Scientists have demonstrated in mice that the benefits of exercise may also span generations. Beth Israel Lahey Health /articles/controlling-blood-sugar-may-improve-response-to-exercise-training-study-finds/?sc=rsin /articles/controlling-blood-sugar-may-improve-response-to-exercise-training-study-finds/?sc=rsin Mon, 25 Apr 2022 12:45:36 EST Scientists sought to determine whether high blood glucose blunts the body's response to exercise and whether lowering it can restore the ability to improve aerobic capacity with training. Beth Israel Lahey Health /articles/joslin-diabetes-center-receives-8-5-million-for-nihniddk-sponsored-diabetes-research-center-drc-program/?sc=rsin /articles/joslin-diabetes-center-receives-8-5-million-for-nihniddk-sponsored-diabetes-research-center-drc-program/?sc=rsin Mon, 25 Apr 2022 12:45:34 EST Joslin Diabetes Center, the preeminent institution for diabetes research and care, affiliated with Harvard Medical School and a part of Beth Israel Lahey Health, has again been awarded $8.5 million from the National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIH/NIDDK) in continued support for Joslin's Diabetes Research Center (DRC) program. The grant, which officially began April 1, 2022, marks the 36th continuous year of NIH investment in Joslin's DRC. Beth Israel Lahey Health /articles/lessons-learned-reflections-on-what-we-ve-lost-what-we-ve-gained-and-how-to-stay-strong-through-covid-19/?sc=rsin /articles/lessons-learned-reflections-on-what-we-ve-lost-what-we-ve-gained-and-how-to-stay-strong-through-covid-19/?sc=rsin Thu, 24 Mar 2022 11:10:12 EST Reflecting on two years of the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on society, we asked experts across Beth Israel Lahey Health about managing another year of the unknown, how to shore up our mental resources to heal from what we've been through and how to prepare for whatever may lie ahead. Beth Israel Lahey Health /articles/george-l-king-md-chief-scientific-officer-at-joslin-diabetes-center-named-to-newly-endowed-professorship-at-harvard-medical-school/?sc=rsin /articles/george-l-king-md-chief-scientific-officer-at-joslin-diabetes-center-named-to-newly-endowed-professorship-at-harvard-medical-school/?sc=rsin Fri, 11 Mar 2022 16:00:53 EST Joslin Diabetes Center is pleased to announce that Chief Scientific Officer George L. King, MD, has been named the inaugural incumbent of the Thomas J. Beatson, Jr. Professorship in the Field of Diabetes at Harvard Medical School. Beth Israel Lahey Health /articles/bilh-opens-on-site-pharmacy-at-bowdoin-street-health-center-in-dorchester/?sc=rsin /articles/bilh-opens-on-site-pharmacy-at-bowdoin-street-health-center-in-dorchester/?sc=rsin Tue, 22 Feb 2022 10:05:27 EST Beth Israel Lahey Health announced the opening of an on-site pharmacy at Bowdoin Street Health Center that will expand access to convenient medications for the health center's approximately 11,000 patients other members of the Bowdoin-Geneva community in Massachusetts. Beth Israel Lahey Health /articles/beth-israel-lahey-health-and-cape-cod-healthcare-announce-affiliation-plans-to-enhance-and-expand-local-access-to-care/?sc=rsin /articles/beth-israel-lahey-health-and-cape-cod-healthcare-announce-affiliation-plans-to-enhance-and-expand-local-access-to-care/?sc=rsin Tue, 25 Jan 2022 10:25:47 EST Beth Israel Lahey Health and Cape Cod Healthcare announced plans for a broad affiliation that will expand access to comprehensive care for patients, families and visitors on Cape Cod in Massachusetts. Beth Israel Lahey Health /articles/joslin-diabetes-center-joins-beth-israel-lahey-health/?sc=rsin /articles/joslin-diabetes-center-joins-beth-israel-lahey-health/?sc=rsin Tue, 02 Nov 2021 16:20:11 EST Beth Israel Lahey Health (BILH) and Joslin Diabetes Center announced that Joslin has officially joined the BILH system. Beth Israel Lahey Health /articles/march-madness-researcher-sees-temporary-increase-in-covid-19-cases-in-counties-where-universities-played-in-ncaa-tournament/?sc=rsin /articles/march-madness-researcher-sees-temporary-increase-in-covid-19-cases-in-counties-where-universities-played-in-ncaa-tournament/?sc=rsin Mon, 25 Oct 2021 11:50:31 EST A new analysis by a researcher at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) finds a link between large gatherings of unvaccinated county residents - both students and non-students - and an increase in COVID-19 infections in the university's community. Beth Israel Lahey Health